Hey, @minismallholding.

I wondered as I made these lists just how American-facing it would be. I've always thought of the generations as a worldwide phenomenon, but from what you say, the experiences differed widely.

I believe it took a while for the U.S. to recover after WWII, as well, since they went from around the clock war production to something much less. I was more or less thinking of the better part of the 50s, when the economy picked back up significantly.

The baby boom started before that, though. :)

But it's true. Other than Pearl Harbor, we didn't need to do much rebuilding on our end, though I've understood the U.S. contributed something to the European rebuilding efforts.

re: learning from each other

That would be great. Blame games rarely solve anything. However, knowing who is in power and where they're leading us is something more of us need to be aware of, I think. We often think about political directions, liberal or conservative, whatever it might be elsewhere, but since we've got the "Hey, Boomer" ageist thing happening, too, I figured a look at what age groups were doing what would be beneficial and maybe enlightening.

I wasn't aware there were so many Xers in tech, so I'm feeling pretty good right now. :)

re: America

I can't say I agree with even a quarter of what our government does in any given moment, but I also know what we might do for our benefit doesn't necessarily help the rest of the world. This whole idea of mutually ensured economic mass destruction, while okay to a point, becomes a big drag when part of the world wants to go one direction and the rest of the world another. We end up dividing the boat and sinking anyway.

re: attention

I'm not sure America is going to do that for a while. With Trump gone, America First policies (if we can even call them that really) aren't going to happen under Biden. Too bad Trump's personality, tweeting and clashes with anyone who might have questioned his ideas ended up being the story, but it got him in the end.

re: book

I don't mind books. I like it when people take the time to read and respond. It makes for thought provoking engagement. :)