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Seems like something very self-serving for a modern to say, to claim that the ancient civilizations crumbled because they didn't follow our values. I wonder if
by jacoblyles 17y ago
Seems like something very self-serving for a modern to say, to claim that the ancient civilizations crumbled because they didn't follow our values.
I wonder if we have seen the last collapse of civilization? Will our descendants marvel at the wonders left in our remains and chalk our decline up to our own moral failing? Will they condemn us for not following their doctrines?
"Such wonders these people made! But they were never willing to question their gods of democracy. Even as their technology grew more awe-inspiring, their governments grew more insane and profligate, until the whole structure collapsed. What mighty and foolish people!"
- sown 17y agoWell...a lot of people share those sentiments. :)
- pvg 17y agoI doubt anyone will be agog at concepts as mushy as 'democracy'. Few people read history and exclaim 'feudalism? who ordered that?'. We tend to be surprised at technological advances that somehow failed to be exploited despite their, in retrospect, obvious value. The first inventions of things like gunpowder, movable type and apparently mechanical gears fall under that category. By that token, future-people are might stare at us in disbelief of the less-than-optimal use we made of, say, packet-switched networks or the radio spectrum.