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good point. Thanks for noting. So probably or surely there are other factors too. Europe , for what I saw in Asterix comics, at least, looked pretty nice too.
by paradoxparalax 8y ago
good point. Thanks for noting. So probably or surely there are other factors too.
Europe , for what I saw in Asterix comics, at least, looked pretty nice too. And was probably wonderful and beautiful and not that hostile, in real life.
But necessity is strong, very strong, in many situations.
There is the old Sufi tale ( if I recall, it is sufi )
"The old man came and killed the only cow the poor family relied to survived, for years of poverty. The family cried. Years later, the family said thank you to the old man, they are rich now"
Just a story, not trying to make any strong point.
Weather is the key, I think
off course, the world in my opinion, is better without swords and bullets and hypersonic gliders that burns to death thousands at a time. But some people think all tech are good things. each to their own.
and Comments, as paper, accepts anything you put on them. And words can be used to support anything.
- mirimir 8y agoYeah, I totally agree. I mean, 20-30 kyr of ~stability is amazing. And here we are, after maybe 10 kyr of technology, pushing atmospheric CO2 to arguably dire levels. And the anthropgenic extinction event. Not to mention those hypersonic gliders. Although they are damn cool, you gotta admit. And so is the Internet :) "Live fast, die young.", as they say.
- paradoxparalax 8y agoI confess I feel guilty to admit that Proton rockets and Avangarde devices are indeed cool. But far from me, like the snow. I like the snow in movies.