I agree with you re: blaming generations.
Don’t agree that we’re nearly back to Stage 1 yet. I’d say we’re soundly in Stage 4.
I never said we were in Stage 1. However, I agree that we are in Stage 4. I don’t see any signs of a great awakening. The Reagan 80’s was a temporary reversal, but the decline resumed with a vengeance after his departure from office.