Every generation believes its youth witnessed unparalleled tumult and hedonism

Evidence

Digging up the 1960s is an industry now; it is heresy to say that perhaps the decade was not so special after all, that probably every generation feels that “when we were young” was an age of tumult, hedonism and depravity unparalleled in the history of the world. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 340

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 340
• XREF: connects to: Youth values the process of life while adults cling to its objective forms — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 854

Broader Connections

• Youth values the process of life while adults cling to its objective forms #complicates (0.75) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 854