Thread about book about generations. Gonna try updating it as I read through the book instead of Tweeting it all at the end. amazon.com/Generations-Di…
Rise of individualist phrases in books:
Different generations opinions on interracial marriage:
5.5% of silent generation men had a male sex partner, 2.3% of silent generation women had a female sex partner.
Young people got a lot more anxious during Covid:
The rise of "identity", and "unique"
% of Americans receiving the top 10 most common names:
Shrinking happiness gap between blacks and whites:
The rise of Boomer Republicans:
Depression by Income level and birth year:
The fall and rise of age of first sex:
The rise of people saying they are important:
Percentage of adults who are Republican, controlling for age:
Gen X, the lost generation:
The rise and fall of narcissism:
Narrative of poor millennials overblown:
Decline in marriage rate:
1/8 Millenial men have had gay sex:
Trends in depression by age group:
Decline in time spent socializing:
The first generation to think there are more than 2 genders:
The rise of Trans and non-binary:
Rise in FTM transgender:
Trans trend not limited to blue states:
Decline in support for free speech:
Rise of feeling lonely and left out:
Nearly 1/3 teenage girls are clinically depressed:
Emergency room admissions for self-harm:
Decline in healthy habits:
Rise in pessimism:
Smooth increase in people who think founders were villains:
Increase in 12th grade boys identifying as conservative:
Young Republicans are somewhat socially liberal:
Younger Republicans more likely to favor bigger government:
Most colleges have racially segregated graduation ceremonies:
High School Seniors care less about fashionable clothes:
Trends can change or reverse, but right now it looks like the future will be:
-Less white
-More politically left
-Less social, and less mentally healthy
-More risk averse
-More overweight
-More LGBT
-Less trustful of other people and major institutions
-More individualistic
Short thread about the numerous errors in the post linked below.
First she cites the work of Paul Dolan claiming that married women are less happy. This is due to a misreading of the ATUS. @CathyReisenwitz If you are honest you will correct this.
Obviously we don't know how much is causal, but both married men and women are happier.
She cites the male marriage premium as evidence of a benefit, but that could also be evidence men work harder for their families when they are married, and women don't feel the need to work as hard when they have a man.
Some opinions I have that are left wing or otherwise possibly unpopular or contrarian in this sphere: 1. Toxic masculinity is real (but so is toxic femininity).
2. Depending on the definition, the idea of rape culture doesn't seem that unreasonable.
3. The NYT is probably the best source of news in the country. Sure they are woke and that sucks but they have tons of apolitical reporting. And they often report "based" facts if you read between the lines. The WSJ is good too, but not quite at the level of the NYT
There is an interesting subreddit called r/BarbaraWalters4Scale (referencing the fact that Walters, MLK and Anne Frank were all born in 1929) with a interesting time comparisons. For example:
>Joe Biden was born closer to Lincolns presidency than his own.
>Obama is the only president to serve under the same flag he was born under
>Jimmy Carter lived through 41% of the independent US
>Nintendo existed at the same time as the Ottoman Empire
>Hitler was alive when the big chungus cartoon was released
>Jimmy Carter saw JD Vance (who was born after his presidency) get elected VP
>For his federal elections, Biden had voters between 1880s and 2002
>Hitler's bodyguard could have watched the Hitler epic rap battle
>Betty Marion White (BMW) is older than the BMW car
If TikTok is banned for a while in the US the contents will likely eventually be deleted. Many would say good riddance but I would consider this a loss to the historical record. TikTok contains a record of the trends, attitudes aesthetics, and political debates of the time.
It also gives a record of how Americans reacted to many historical events like the pandemic, BLM riots, the 2020 and 2024 elections, Jan 6th, withdrawal from Afghanistan, invasion of Ukraine, 10/7, the rise of AI and the Trump assassination attempt.