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Post by al on Jan 28, 2020 11:48:11 GMT 10
Now that the Chinese Lunar New Year has come, we are officially in the Year of the Rat. There are twelve zodiac signs and the rat is said to be the beginning of each cycle. This makes 2020 the first year of a twelve year era which we will be in through 2031.
The previous cycles were:
2008-2019
1996-2007
1984-1995
1972-1983
1960-1971
1948-1959
1936-1947
1924-1935
1912-1923
1900-1911
Do you guys think that these years grouped together make sense? Are there any patterns? Do they make more sense as birth generations or cultural years?
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Post by SharksFan99 on Jan 28, 2020 12:27:43 GMT 10
2008-2019 makes sense as one huge cultural era. I remember the first international Earth Hour event was held in 2008 and that involved people switching off their lights for an hour to raise awareness on the need to reduce our carbon footprint. Fast forward to 2019, which was arguably the first year climate change awareness truly became mainstream, and climate change activists are blocking city streets during peak-hour and rebelling against governments for their lack of action on the matter. It was really the first era in which environmental activism went from being something that was still on the fringe of acceptance, to something that became a pressing concern for the average joe.
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Post by Captain Nemo on Jan 28, 2020 12:29:16 GMT 10
Shift the cycles forward 5 years, and I think it's accurate;
1917-1928 = Rise of communism
1929-1940 = Great Depression
1941-1952 = War and post-war era
1953-1964 = Television culture era
1965-1976 = Downturn era I
1977-1988 = Carter-Reagan era
1989-2000 = post-Cold War era
2001-2012 = post-9/11 era
2013-2024 = Downturn era II
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Post by al on Jan 29, 2020 12:25:34 GMT 10
While this isn’t really the normal grouping you see, I think you could make a decent case for this. But you can’t look for it remaining similar as much as for a transformation occurring.
08-19: Economy collapse, new outlook. Climate became a hot issue, starting with hybrid cars and reusable plastic alternatives. Hipsters took off and SJWs arguably began as a subtype. iPhones were released and touch technology dominated. Online shopping was fully adopted as brick and mortar stores began to shutter. Wifi everywhere. Streaming moved in on standard TV.
96-07: Expanded Y2K. Computers and internet entered nearly every household. Government grew widely distrusted. Film became obsolete. Rock music fell into demise. Fashion post modernism was reached. Cell phones grew necessary for many.
84-95: The MTV era. Cold war ended. Malls reigned supreme. Cable TV and VHS tapes enhanced home entertainment. Computers became more functional. Kid culture seen as viable.
72-83: The heart of Rock n Roll. Society was seen as in disarray by elder generations. Drugs showed their negative consequences. Fuel crisis changes car designs. Women went to work and got divorced.
60-71: Big social changes. Civil rights, Vietnam, women’s lib. Music grew heavy, fashion got scandalous.
48-59: Post war. The true baby boom. Suburbs. Cold war. Things looked good on the surface, fear loomed beneath. Cool cars, teenagers, TV, commercialism.
36-47: WWII. The Great Depression wound down, terror moved in on Europe. Radio was relied on for connection. Duty. Social conformity. Weapons reached point of no return.
24-35: Boom to bust. Blind faith in banking and government crushed. Cars were affordable. Movies featured sound, were cheap but provided an escape. Strive for modernity.
12-23: WWI. US gained superpower status. Weapons reached new status in danger. Women could vote. Fashion left behind nineteenth century ideals. Mass marketing was engrained into life.
1900-1911: Turn of the century. New inventions for transportation, entertainment and daily life.
The hardest of these for me is no doubt 1924-1935. While they were very different times, you could also say that their respective era had been fully in swing. Therefore they mark the parameters between a huge transformation.
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