Thread by @LukeMikic21

Most Bitcoiners know about The 4th Turning, but did you know Howe's NEW BOOK is being released today?📚💥

''The Fourth Turning Has Arrived'' promises to be just as prophetic as Howe's two 1990s books.🔮

🧵Time for a thread on the 4th Turning & how Bitcoin fits into it!👇

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In 1991, Neil Howe’s book ''Generations'' predicted that there'd be a major crisis in the US by 2020. 👀

This same author’s 1997 book, ''The Fourth Turning,'' was even more prophetic.🔮

Regarding the period spanning 2007-2030, The 4th Turning predicted the US would see:👇

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✅Rising populism & division
✅War & conflict
✅Economic collapse

Since these predictions, we’ve seen events such as 9/11, 2008 GFC, Trump’s election, and the widening division between the left and right in the US.🔮

How did they predict this & why's it so relevant TODAY?🤔

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The books uncanny predictive accuracy comes from a belief in cycles, repeating every 80-100 yrs.🎱

Howe highlighted how the US goes through a 20-year period of crisis, every 80-90 years.🤨

Howe named these periods “4th turnings'' & broke his 80-90 year cycle in 4 parts.👇

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1st turning= High(1946-1964)
2nd turning= Awakening(1965-1984)
3rd turning= Unraveling(1985-2007)
4th turning= Crisis(1929-1945) AND (2007-2030)

But why do these 4 stages seem to continuously repeat EVERY 90 years, and always end in a crisis?🔄

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As strange as it sounds, the authors believed that WE are the ones who create these continuous cycles of freedom, oppression, & revolution.🔄

Now, why are these patterns so cyclical?🤔

Money & time are the 2 things that seem to reinforce these cycles.👇

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When the rich get richer, the poor want change!🛑

Wealth concentration hits extremes every 90 yrs, or in 4th turnings...📈

Howe's generational framework is more focused on how the ''time'' we were raised, influences each generation's mood & how we later react to a crisis.👇

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Each stage, or turning is around 22 years in length, and corresponds to what Howe calls a generational archetype:

Hero, Prophet, Nomad & Artist.🔄

Naturally, the time that we grow up & live in influences how we are raised, and how we will react to crises later in life...👇

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The 1st turning is known as the ''High,'' which is a time of peace & social unity.(1946-1964)☮

The ''prophet archetype''(Baby Boomers) are born during a High & they came of age during an Awakening, only knowing ''good times.''🏰

The best part of the cycle comes next...

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The Awakening, or the 2nd turning, is a time when institutions are questioned in the name of individual and spiritual freedom.(1965-1984)✌

🏰The Nomad (Gen X) are born during an awakening, coming of age during an Unraveling.

What happens when the nomads grow complacent?🌅

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Then comes the Unraveling, as societal order decays, individualism is strong, and institutions are getting weak.(1985-2007)

The hero archetype are born in the unraveling & come of age in the ''hard times.''⚔

Now, what happens when things start to fall apart?

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A big catalyst hits, causing the demand for order to skyrocket!🚀

How society reacts to a catalyst signals whether we've entered a 4th turning or not.

The authors say we entered this 4th Turning with the GFC.(1929-1945) AND (2007-2030)💥

How will we reshape our world? 💣

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The authors conclude society will once again collectivize to remake institutions in today's 4th turning.

Is history really a repetitive loop? 🔄

This is where I believe technology has changed the game, in particular Bitcoin & another 1990s book about the future of tech..👇

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We'll answer those Qs in more detail below in a moment, however, in the meantime...

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There is no alternative in the digital age if we want to remain free.⛓

If we once again “collectivize’’ to resolve our current 4th turning, we risk slipping into Orwell's 1984 nightmare!🚨

Technology HAS changed & we've reached a crossroads with CBDCs fast approaching.🌍

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1 road leads to a Bitcoin standard & the other to a technocratic dystopia.🌍

Will BTC be the ultimate factor in ending this cycle of turnings in the age of nation-state empires?

Is tech creating the ability to create a ''FOREVER cycle?''🤔

As I wrote in 2021, I think so👇

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I want to leave you with my MOST important message:

The 4th turning tells us clown world will end, have HOPE. It's up to us to shape what comes next!🤡

Will you be a Hero, Prophet, Nomad, or Artist in this cycle?🌎

I explored this thesis in more detail in TWO places.👇

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For those who prefer video, I covered this topic in detail on the Money Matters YT channel:👇

For those who can't stand dodgy Australian accents and prefer to read my ramblings, scroll on my friend...:👇

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