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Some people like the dark ages. The advantage goes to aggression and physical strength. Some would rather compete in such a world. It could be why they seemingl
by tabtab 7y ago
Some people like the dark ages. The advantage goes to aggression and physical strength. Some would rather compete in such a world. It could be why they seemingly battle against civilization.
- the_af 7y agoI know this is totally not the point of TFA, the parent comment or yours, but apparently the current consensus is that there was no such thing as the "Dark Ages", and it wasn't a particularly illiterate or barbaric age: https://going-medieval.com/2017/05/26/theres-no-such-thing-as-the-dark-ages-but-ok/ https://going-medieval.com/2017/05/26/theres-no-such-thing-a...
- katabasis 7y agoFair enough – I was speaking in a more general sense. A better historical analogy would probably be something like the phenomenon Jared Diamond describes in his book "Collapse"[1]. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse:_How_Societies_Choose_to_Fail_or_Succeed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collapse:_How_Societies_Choose...
- the_af 7y agoSure, I know it wasn't your point. I just couldn't resist commenting because I read that article recently :) Your link is interesting, I didn't know about that book!
- cabalamat 7y ago> there was no such thing as the "Dark Ages", and it wasn't a particularly illiterate or barbaric age I don't think that's true: https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/10/15/were-there-dark-ages/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/10/15/were-there-dark-ages/
- the_af 7y agoThe article I quoted (by someone who calls herself a doctor and a medieval historian, but I have no way of checking her credentials) contradicts yours: https://going-medieval.com/2017/05/26/theres-no-such-thing-as-the-dark-ages-but-ok/ https://going-medieval.com/2017/05/26/theres-no-such-thing-a... Of course, I don't claim to be an expert myself and can't readily judge which of the two articles is more accurate.
- blablabla123 7y agoYes, they truly do... https://aeon.co/essays/is-there-something-weird-about-our-taste-for-apocalypse-stories https://aeon.co/essays/is-there-something-weird-about-our-ta...
- krapp 7y agoNo, even back then, as always, the advantages went to the rich and well connected. I don't care much of a badass anarcho-primitivist some modern person thinks they are. They may think they would rise to the top like Genghis Khan if only they were free of the straightjacket of civilization and its morality, but almost all of them would really starve to death after a winter or die in a ditch of sepsis.
- XorNot 7y agoOr be killed by the nearest organized group which tired of them.