Wasn’t “Generation X” supposed to have been really cynical compared to the generations that preceded it? When I search for “cynical generation” on Google I get a bunch of results about how Millennials are really cynical too. So maybe it was a permanent shift.
Yeah, this is my hypothesis. Vietnam and Watergate probably seriously contributed to a general erosion of trust in authorities as well.
Wasn’t “Generation X” supposed to have been really cynical compared to the generations that preceded it? When I search for “cynical generation” on Google I get a bunch of results about how Millennials are really cynical too. So maybe it was a permanent shift.