With trends like OK Boomer and Millennial Sensitivity the clashes between the generations continue.
As they always have. Generational characteristics form us particularly around our peer group. They are an intrinsic part of our early experience. We remain still but the ever moving culture changes behind us. This evolution creates an inevitable mismatch between our generation, and the generations before and after us.

In terms of feelings a revolution happened.
The silent generation traumatised by War brought up children without any notion of feeling. As though feelings didn’t exist. Stiff Upper Lip. Survival literally: fear of death literally was the experience. A shortage of shelter, food, luxuries creating a cold minimal attitude to life where peoples’ feelings were not counted.

The newer generations are more in touch with feelings, and have expectations that feelings are recognised and acted on. Brought up in a more peaceful time, with more opportunity to reflect on feelings. These generations are more motivated by feelings which previous generations cannot understand. Not their experience. So they criticise.

What will feelings be like for future generations ……

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