Generational Dynamics Forum - New Site

John, I read your blog every day for the past couple of years. I get a mix of information here that is hard to find anywhere else. Generational theory will keep us ahead of the bs that's raining down on us. It's a shame that most people reject it. But I do know why. As a Gen Xer, I can tell you that...

John writes': "The only possible explanation for such ubiquitous debauchery is generational. There's no other way that it could have reached every corner of every financial and real estate organization, except in the contemptuous attitudes of greedy, nihilistic Generation-Xers, perpetrating fraud ri...

But there is a bit of a problem with definitions here. Austrian economists define deflation as credit contraction and neo classical/post Keynsian/idunno like contemporary economist define it as a cpi contraction. And, of course, inflation being the opposite. Inflation/deflation becomes a non discuss...

Vince writes': "If there is US dollar hyperinflation and your wealth is in US dollars you will lose. The longer you stay the more you lose. If you wait till the end when they find a replacement for the dollar you will lose everything" Not entirely true. It depends on how the revaluation is structure...

What I'm saying is that those that stay in *money will fare far better than those in commodities and financial instruments. Which is what happened in the '30s. Many lost 90 or more percent of their wealth in commodities and financial instruments and those that stayed in *money lost less. Those in mo...

One other thought. When the dollar comes crashing, a restructuring of the dollar will occur mighty quick. What they decide to "anchor" the dollar to is the question. Our modern, diversified economy can't operate efficiently lugging around gold bars, oyster shells etc. so they will get some kind of p...

John and generational theory are dead on about what's going on in that there will be a stronger resemblance between now and the '30s (generational crisis) then the '70s (awakening/unraveling). And, yeah, stay in money and not in commodities and financial instruments.

John's post today regarding inflation/deflation/stag....whatever has become the most tiresome debate since the GFC has begun. He's absolutely right, in my opinion, that we're in a '30s sort of bust (and definitely not the '70s) but there are a few differences between the '30s and today. The primary ...

Vincecate writes: "If we imagine that each paper currency (dollar, pound, yen, etc) tripled their base money in the last 3 years then the relative value of the paper currencies could nearly hold constant and you could hide a factor of 3 drop in the stock market. Increasing the base money supply take...

Higgenbotham writes: "Wall Street knows how to recreate a business as usual environment better than I understood their ability to do so. They know how to buy politicians. They know how to redirect money. They know how to create and promote a bubble." This is a keen insight but I would also add that,...