I understand the reasoning behind the name the silent generation but I still cannot wrap my head around them being the silent generation because there is absolutely nothing silent about them.
Unlike the previous generation who had fought for "changing the system," the Silent Generation was about "working within the system." They did this by keeping their heads down and working hard, thus earning themselves the "silent" label. Their attitudes leaned toward not being risk-takers and playing it safe.
Having most of your adolescent and young adult life consist of the Depression and WW2 will do that to you. I think by the end of the war they were just happy to be alive and doing well for themselves.
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u/Ok_Spell_4165 Aug 23 '24
I understand the reasoning behind the name the silent generation but I still cannot wrap my head around them being the silent generation because there is absolutely nothing silent about them.