Yes, these are apparent and random thoughts that may arise when individuals, in the middle mark of life, find out that they have lost their job.
Some would say, “What’s the big deal? Shrug it off and start retirement early.” Hold on a second. The famous developmental stage theorist, Erik Erikson, indicated that, between 40-65, the basic virtue is care, and the subsequent psychosocial crisis is Generativity vs. Stagnation.
Generativity carries with it the idea that adults at this stage of life want to create something so impactful, that it will outlast the inventors.
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