It&#x27;s interesting that you relate better to your grandfather&#x27;s generation. Assuming you&#x27;re a Gen Y, and he&#x27;s part of the &#x27;G.I. Generation&#x27;, then you&#x27;re both of the same generational archetype (see Strauss-Howe generational theory: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Strauss%E2%80%93Howe_generational_theory#Archetypes" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Strauss%E2%80%93Howe_generatio...</a>).<p>Of the 4 generational archetypes, Gen Y and the G.I. Generation are both of the &#x27;Hero&#x27; type:<p><i>&quot;Hero generations are born after an Awakening, during an Unraveling, a time of individual pragmatism, self-reliance, and laissez faire. Heroes grow up as increasingly protected post-Awakening children, come of age as team-oriented young optimists during a Crisis, emerge as energetic, overly-confident midlifers, and age into politically powerful elders attacked by another Awakening.&quot;</i><p>In contrast, the Baby Boomers fall in to the &#x27;Prophet&#x27; archetype:<p><i>&quot;Prophet generations are born near the end of a Crisis, during a time of rejuvenated community life and consensus around a new societal order. Prophets grow up as the increasingly indulged children of this post-Crisis era, come of age as self-absorbed young crusaders of an Awakening, focus on morals and principles in midlife, and emerge as elders guiding another Crisis.&quot;</i>