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Notes on Nomads: Risk and America's Forgotten Generations

Rebecca Martell

Dec 612 min read

Notes on Nomads: Risk and America's Forgotten Generations

Is it too late for the "bad kids" to do something good?

The O.G.: Ideas, Imagination, and Originality in Saecular Spring

Rebecca Martell

Apr 187 min read

The O.G.: Ideas, Imagination, and Originality in Saecular Spring

Is the Crisis Era bringing awareness to and rejection of artificiality? And how can increasing originality become an artistic solution?

The Habit: A Generational Solution to Addiction Culture

Rebecca Martell

Mar 67 min read

The Habit: A Generational Solution to Addiction Culture

As #techbros cash in on addiction culture, can generational connection be the cure?

The Christmas Gambit: Risk, Reward, and Saecular Winter

Rebecca Martell

Dec 17, 20238 min read

The Christmas Gambit: Risk, Reward, and Saecular Winter

The Christmas Gambit is the calculated risk we all must take, to give up something to gain even more.

The Muscle: Meaning Versus Monolith in the New Millennium

Rebecca Martell

Jan 16, 20238 min read

The Muscle: Meaning Versus Monolith in the New Millennium

Mediocrity neither surprises nor delights. Monoliths are boring. But right now, both have a lot of money and muscle.

Evergreen: A Christmas Carol for All Generations

Rebecca Martell

Dec 19, 20228 min read

Evergreen: A Christmas Carol for All Generations

Why does Charles Dickens' _A Christmas Carol_ resonate with so many different generations in different eras?

"Come High Water": An Update on Books and Life

Rebecca Martell

Nov 18, 20223 min read

"Come High Water": An Update on Books and Life

The high-water mark, the touchstone, the epoch, the turning point. The reference by which everything is measured. Have you reached yours?

Commodifying Virtue (Part One): Boomers' Little Boxes

Rebecca Martell

Jul 23, 20228 min read

Commodifying Virtue (Part One): Boomers' Little Boxes

Whatever it is that Baby Boomers do to signal virtue and seek validation, it's on a grand scale. And it has serious implications for us all.

Survival Kit: First Aid for the Fourth Turning

Rebecca Martell

Jun 1, 20226 min read

Survival Kit: First Aid for the Fourth Turning

Saecular winter is a severe season, but it is survivable. Here are some tips on making it through the Fourth Turning.

Frayed: Tribalism, Twitter, and the End of Tolerance

Rebecca Martell

Apr 26, 20226 min read

Frayed: Tribalism, Twitter, and the End of Tolerance

What happens to our nation when individuals trade integrity for fame? For some, tribalism may be key to surviving the fallout.

Rebecca Reviews: Zero Hour for Gen X by Matthew Hennessy

Rebecca Martell

Mar 22, 20225 min read

Rebecca Reviews: Zero Hour for Gen X by Matthew Hennessy

What if nostalgia is an expression of grief? A book review of Zero Hour for Gen X by Matthew Hennessey (Encounter Books, 2020).

Rebecca Martell

Feb 25, 20226 min read

Kindness: A Homelander/Gen Z Superpower

Is kindness really a super-power? A friendly neighborhood superhero may hold a clue.

Tech Bros and Girl Bosses (Part Two): Glass Ceiling

Rebecca Martell

Dec 30, 20218 min read

Tech Bros and Girl Bosses (Part Two): Glass Ceiling

Success is a slippery thing: It has different meanings for different people. It's hard to hold onto. And it can be faked.

Tech Bros and Girl Bosses (Part One): Silicon Valley

Rebecca Martell

Dec 6, 20216 min read

Tech Bros and Girl Bosses (Part One): Silicon Valley

Part One - "Silicon Valley" focuses on the male-centric side of technology in the current Crisis Era.

The Quest: Cultural Heroes from Crisis to Awakening

Rebecca Martell

Sep 30, 20216 min read

The Quest: Cultural Heroes from Crisis to Awakening

In the post-1960s world, storytelling has become about self. But our current Crisis Era has people hungry for true heroes.

Monopoly for Millennials: The REAL Real Estate Problem

Rebecca Martell

Jun 24, 20214 min read

Monopoly for Millennials: The REAL Real Estate Problem

It's not the flippant rendering of real-life woes that bothers me with Monopoly for Millennials. It's the attitude that real estate is not

Schoolhouse Locked (Part Three): COVID Strikes Again

Rebecca Martell

Jun 6, 20215 min read

Schoolhouse Locked (Part Three): COVID Strikes Again

Part Three is an examination of educational outcomes for Homelanders after a year of interrupted in-person school time.

Schoolhouse Locked (Part Two): All the Feels

Rebecca Martell

May 15, 20216 min read

Schoolhouse Locked (Part Two): All the Feels

Part Two focuses on social outcomes for the Homelanders who are quietly entering the public consciousness.

Rebecca Martell

Apr 11, 20214 min read

Reboot: The Purpose of Saecular Winter

Disoriented is the key word to identifying cultural experience in the middle of a Crisis Era.

Take That Hill! : The Militant Mindset of Millennials

Rebecca Martell

Oct 5, 20204 min read

Take That Hill! : The Militant Mindset of Millennials

When the Millennial Generation sets a target, the target gets hit-- with collective force.

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