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Re:The decline of US power? by hewhowhineth on Friday July 10, 2015 @08:51AM (#9863624)
There was a beautiful thought yesterday somewhere on HN, on a completely unrelated subject. Forgive me for not remembering the author, or the thread. I was half drank :)

  Every generation thinks it invented sex, rebellion, and curiosity.
It seems to me that the similar thought could be applied to many things. Is this a known logical fallacy, does it have a name?
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Re:The decline of US power? by LimpWristed on Friday July 10, 2015 @09:57AM (#9863954)
I think that's partially because people generally tend to become more conservative as they age. Older generations, then, act as if sex, rebellion, and curiosity never existed.
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