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People can only see progress and have no idea where we actually are until they look back in retrospect, so I think it's more accurate to say: Here's where we w
by crispyporkbites 6y ago
People can only see progress and have no idea where we actually are until they look back in retrospect, so I think it's more accurate to say:
Here's where we were in the dark ages:
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Here's where we are now:
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Here's where people thought we were in the dark ages:
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Here's where people like to think we are today:
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- et2o 6y agoAlright, but on the range from nothing to perfect, we are... Far more than 2x the dark ages. More like 1000x.
- wadkar 6y agoProgress doesn’t end one day, it’s a process. So what matters is the rate at which we make progress.
- JackFr 6y agoChuck Klosterman's book "But What If We're Wrong: Thinking About the Present As If It Were the Past" examines this phenomenon, and while its difficult to make predictions (that's one of the takeaways) it's a terrific lens to look at both the present and the past. (One of my favorite chapters is imagining 1000 years into the future, where rock and roll is basically only remembered for one artist, who might that be? And why it won't be Elvis or the Beatles.)