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That's not how history typically works. The group that destroys the place is not regarded as heroes, they're regarded as a warning of things to be avoided. If
by Syonyk 4y ago
That's not how history typically works. The group that destroys the place is not regarded as heroes, they're regarded as a warning of things to be avoided.
If any of those things happen, there will be very strong taboos against anything that would begin to lead down the same roads again.
- wongarsu 4y agoExactly. If we experience global nuclear warfare or runaway climate change, the generation that caused it will be a cautionary tale, not "the golden age"
- bitL 4y agoMemory of a civilization only lasts a few generations and at some point all lessons are forgotten. You can see it already wrt lessons from WW1 and WW2 in Europe.
- paulryanrogers 4y agoYet the mines and shells will remind generations to come. Just as the tree-free plains and deserts remind us of our ancestors efforts to exploit forests with little regard for sustainability.