I remember this, It struck me as incredibly short-sighted and melodramatic. I do not doubt that human behavior is cyclical and follows clearly recognizable patterns, I also think this kind of attempt at recognizing these patterns is a step in the right direction. However, It seems to me this is a massive over-simplication of much more nuanced historical trends. Much more data and a much less trendy way of identifying what is happening would be a significant improvement over this model