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 Isn't that exactly what the Kondratiev wave is?  
 I don’t know. You are the first that told me about this. Let me check it out. Develop please if you know more.

Today I discovered The Fourth Turning. Power to #Nostr. 
 I just started reading about the #Kondratiev wave, seems to be focused more on technology. Whereas The Fourth Turning looks at economic/social/political changes due to the cyclical nature of demographics and mentalities of different generations. 
 You know the saying that everyone will get their 15 minutes of fame. It makes total sense since each generation has its "40 years of fame" - their potent and active years. However the next cycle could be much more potent since current situation is a bit different. The boomers are basically still in power and refuse to give it up, they have been "famous" for the past 60 years, effectively stealing 20+ years of "fame" from the next generation. Once this gerontocracy ends, this will cause all of the "potential energy" for change that has been suppressed to be released pretty quickly and the world will change drastically. We will basically skip one generation during the power transfer and the young generation will probably be in power for more than 40 years as well. It will be something like the current situation in the British monarchy - the queen lived for so long, she basically left just a few years to her son to be in power and he will soon be replaced with her grandchild who will probably reign for longer than usual and probably make a bigger impact. 
 I can see your point. Change is inevitable that is clear. My main point is what type of change will come in 2030. Is it something that will benefit everyone or not at all.

In history you had WWI&II with all that destruction and death the Holocaust and then came communism with the destruction of rights and private property and an even grater genocide. 

But then in the late 80s early 90s came the fall of the Berlin Wall and a period of flourishing coupled with the rise of the internet, communication, travel and freedom for so many people around the world.

What will 2030 bring us? I am not sure at the moment. Maybe you have thoughts.

I would say that having #BTC by 2030 will provide the individual with stability. Might be a great hedge. 
 We will see, I think the "owners of the matrix" do realize that they either go all in on enslaving us in the next few years/decades or the world breaks free from them once and for all. Both the technology for complete freedom and complete surveillance is already here in its initial form, how it would play out depends on the bravery of the individuals. I think the lockdowns were the perfect litmus test, some countries succeeded, some failed miserably. I am an optimist and I do hope that the majority of people, especially the people who fell for it learnt their lesson and will be immune to the narrative the next time around. 
 I am an optimist as well. I do see the future bright and believe that 2030 will bring a positive change. But for that, we all need to participate and give it our best. It won’t just happen of its own volition. 
 We should break the cycle of young people forgetting what their grandfathers fought and died for and appreciate our freedoms without people dying for it en masse. 
 Well we have not figured that out jet. Look at Europe. No wars for decades and then puff. Who knows maybe we can do better on appreciating past generations.

There is this wonderful park in Oslo, Norway called #Vigeland Sculpture Park.

That is where you can see how difficult and vital are the foundations built by other generations and how we benefit from them. 
 I really wish monuments were working as expected but it seems that young generations notice them only when they disagree with the message they are supposed to send and try to get rid of them. We are so inefficient in passing actual experience through the generations or even across the same generation living in different parts of the world. You can read as many history books as you wish, but you will never actually get what it was like to live during a specific event or under a specific regime until you actually live through something similar and appreciate it because of your direct experience. Just like the popularity of the socialist ideas in the West despite all of the warnings, maybe it is time for people there to play with fire and try to tame it.