Boomer EntropyBoomer EntropyAs we go about our daily lives fittnessing, stock-market watching, traveling, trawling the Internet, or comparison-shopping assisted living quarters, perhaps those of us in the Boomer generation can take some time to contemplate the weltanschauung we Articles
Boomers as the new elders
2007-08-28 19:02:00 There is another new category in the “clicks” section of the side bar: “np & ngo” - non-profit and non-governmental organizations, along with new links in the “A” list reading. Eric Utne, of Utne Reader fame, has a vision of the Boomer Generation as “The New Elders“. Richard Lieder, of The Inventure ... More About: Boomers
Boomer war gods
2007-08-27 15:14:00 Boomers truly cannot be described by a single-identity label. Just as with any group, similarities can bind us while differences can blind us. Yes, we share some common cultural images, metaphors, symbols, and experiences. As the nostalgic machinations of market media images stream into our channels of consciousness, Boomer ?bonding? takes place. Such ... More About: Gods
the necessity of reflection
2007-08-26 15:12:00 To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection. - Jules Henri Poincare addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fblogspace.boomerentropy.com %2F2007%2F08%2F26%2Fthe-necessity-of-refl ection%2F'; addthis_title = 'the+necessity+of+reflection'; addthis_pub = ''; Tags: serene sundays More About: Reflection
Boomers? enlightened self-interest
2007-08-25 21:13:00 The economic notion that markets are ?self-correcting?, being subject to physics-like ?natural laws? of supply and demand, is simply unwarranted. Markets operate though the actions of human persons, and those actions are as likely to be guided by irrationality as rationality. Human emotions such as greed, anger, hatred, pride, jealousy, and envy operate in financial ... More About: Boomers , Enlightened , Interest , Eres
only freedom of enduring importance
2007-08-24 15:41:00 The only freedom that is of enduring importance is the freedom of intelligence, that is to say, freedom of observation and of judgment, exercised in behalf of purposes that are intrinsically worth while. The commonest mistake made about freedom is, I think, to identify it with freedom of movement, or, with the external or physical ... More About: Freedom , Import
Boomer inheritance
2007-08-23 17:10:00 Some in younger generations hold Boomers to be perhaps the most economically and socially irresponsible generation in American history. What they see is a looming inheritance of fiscal mismanagement, massive debt (both public and private), embedded and intractable income disparity, persistent reverberations of racial and ethnic prejudice, and ecological crises reaching global proportions. Such accusations ... More About: Inheritance
Boomer hype, Boomer bust
2007-08-22 18:56:00 Some of the most often cited Boomer statistics are that Boomers represent the wealthiest generation in the U.S., constituting more than 30% of the population, having around $750 billion in discretionary dollars and an estimated annual spending power of over $2 trillion. Given these rosy numbers, how is that Boomers lack confidence in the economy, reporting ... More About: Hype , Bust
strange attractors in Boomer market stats
More articles from this author:2007-08-22 00:27:00 Over to the right in the ?clicks? (blogroll) section, under ?recent blog visits?, is a link to a blog underscoring the fact that some of the marketing stats for the Boomer population cohort are more than a bit of market hype. The name of the blog, ?What retirement??, and the particular post pointed to, “…every man ... More About: Market , Stats , Strange , Trac , Range 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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