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New was good because humans needed many things (that were new at this point). Now that we got almost everything we need, "New" is no longer good on its own.
by blueflow 4y ago
New was good because humans needed many things (that were new at this point). Now that we got almost everything we need, "New" is no longer good on its own.
- AstralStorm 4y agoThere are old things we need that are now threatened: water and food. Part of why they're threatened is due to lackluster planning and future mugging economics.
- recyclelater 4y agoAdd energy there, as the root of the coming scarcity of both. Almost criminal how we have let ourselves become in the verge of energy poor.
- bowsamic 4y agoAre you telling me I can't eat tweets??
- closeparen 4y agoHumans did not “need” things they lacked, and live to tell about it. Every age could see itself as complete. We’re fortunate that it took until the mid 20th century to freeze everything in amber. Unfortunately, the mid 20th century left us some really problematic stuff that wouldn't pass regulatory scrutiny today - like car dependence - and now we can't get rid of it.
- blueflow 4y ago> Every age could see itself as complete. I remember the thing with women voting rights differently.