Talk:Lost Generation

What about the Missionary Generation?
The one that came before the Lost Generation? (I called it that because the guy who invented the generation system did, it's also often called the Gay Generation because of the Gay 90s, old usage of the word).

The 1890s (Nifty 90s, Naughty 90s, or Gay 90s) were the first western decade to be noted for having a distinct culture flare and later getting a nostalgia period(1920s-1940s had a lot of theming around 90s Nostalgia you can find in media of the time), the Gay Generation was the one in their adulthood during the Nifty 90s, so them being included makes sense.

They were also the last generation with living members when the modern generaiton system was being created in the 90s. Jeanne Clement and Sarah Knauss were in this generation. So if you don't want to include all the iffier more obscure ones dating back to the revolution in the original version of the system this seems like the most organic starting point,

it was the first one with a distinct cultural decade in the Gay 90s(something used to define several later generations) and it was the oldest one with living members when the system was created.

2604:3D09:1F80:CA00:ACF8:1B60:2E3F:A554 (talk) 19:51, 9 July 2024 (UTC)


 * You raised this once before, and my argument is still that the Missionary Generation is specific to Strauss–Howe generational theory and isn't used by sources other than Strauss and Howe. I would want to see independent sources before adding it. Dan Bloch (talk) 22:10, 10 July 2024 (UTC)