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I've wondered more than once about the possibility of the peaceful, orderly transition he's talking about. It seems as through every great past civilization ev

I've wondered more than once about the possibility of the peaceful, orderly transition he's talking about. It seems as through every great past civilization eventually collapsed under it's own weight, devolving into anarchy or was torn apart by war. Given the past, it seems entirely impossible.

eru 16y ago
That's the funny thing about the industrial revolution (or modern capitalism, which is slightly older). While previous societies had their golden ages, their invariably sunk back into the mediocrity that they came from. The Dutch and English finally hit a sweet spot, and their societies keep thriving in absolute terms. Not to mention that they exported their way of living to the rest of the world.