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Progress lies in the fact that everyone has access to these ideas. It isn't surprising that the best ideas are old. Any idea that has survived for thousands o
by leftyted 7y ago
Progress lies in the fact that everyone has access to these ideas. It isn't surprising that the best ideas are old. Any idea that has survived for thousands of years has to be good.
- agumonkey 7y agobruh, I'm not even sure that's remotely true. I'd bet my left pinky that people knew this earlier in life than us because our society shields us from our true selves. Too many distractions to the point it's harmful.
- IggleSniggle 7y agoOr at least it has survivability, which is often but not always a proxy for a "good idea." Ideas that are very good but also unpleasant or exceedingly complex are unlikely to survive. Perhaps for some definitions of good, these ideas are not good.