As a member of civilization in good standing, I reject both the nowness and the thenness of the generations.
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thenness — ˈthennə̇s noun ( es) : the quality or state of having existence in past time feel a difference between nowness and thenness or a specified past time thereness and thenness of a particular event … Useful english dictionary
thenness — then·ness … English syllables