When I was first "in," being baptized in 1973, I remember the WTS publishing the statement that we must face the facts if we are young in this system of things. We would never get old. I think they were using this in reference to pioneering instead of getting an education.
Well, I faced those facts then. Of course, I am facing the fact now that I am 55 years old and have no college degree and a low paying job with no retirement savings.
How long can they keep making statements like that and people keep blankly nodding in agreement?
Well, oddly enough, their methods continually seem to work. They put just the right "spiritual" spin on things. They are masters at "new light" such as the "generation" change from 1995.
Yes, until 2035 I think they can keep alot of people happy with the "it's just around the corner" spiel. After that, it will become interesting. How can they explain anything away at that point?
Of course, I would be so old at that time, I may not remember my own name, or remember what's supposed to interest me.