Halk,
Here's the three broad aspects to human existence, as I see them:
A) the times & circumstances of nature and politics and society -- which are ALWAYS CHANGING and EVOLVING
B) the technologies and knowledge base -- which are ALWAYS CHANGING and EVOLVING
C) human nature -- which NEVER CHANGES, and NEVER WILL
And it's that last part which keep tripping us up. Because people foolishly forget how [predictably] the human experience is altered and challenged in new ways, even as life in general is getting easier by way of advancement.
As such we have arrived at this rather ironic impasse, where with each passing day modern people become increasingly PATHETIC, and in many ways worthless to themselves, because the basic functions of life don't necessitate their having any degree of GRIT.
Look around and you can see obesity is only one manifestation of the overall sickness that ails people generally these days. There is better access to quality food (grass fed meat and pesticide-free produce) than there has EVER been. And better knowledge about healthy living, and better medical care, etc. And yet people have never been sicker, both mentally and physically.
The internet has given people LIMITLESS access to FREE information. Yet people use it primarily for porn, and living vicariously through themselves in their trumped-up social media exploits.
Oh, and for the first time since they've had data, IQ's are DROPPING.
We are going to have to face up to the idea that more technology has NOT made us more advanced. And that better living is primarily a function of the mind and spirit. And we had better get busy building THOSE things in stead of "tweeting" random, inane thoughts in search of sanctimonious "hurrays."
Can you even imagine sending a conscripted army of today's young men to storm the beach at Normandy?
- Nudge
