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Why not go one level deeper and see that depression and loneliness at this scale only came with modernity? They were far, far lower in traditional societies whi
by Aerbil313 4y ago
Why not go one level deeper and see that depression and loneliness at this scale only came with modernity? They were far, far lower in traditional societies which modern technology didn't touch. Trying to fix what technology brought upon men with more technology is a delusion. See the book: https://ia800300.us.archive.org/21/items/tk-Technological-Slavery/tk-Technological-Slavery.pdf https://ia800300.us.archive.org/21/items/tk-Technological-Sl...
- bryanlarsen 4y agoDo you have data for that or is that just romanticizing the past? Small communities can be nasty places for somebody who doesn't fit in.
- hammyhavoc 4y agoLarge communities can also be nasty places for somebody who doesn't fit in or tick certain boxes. See historic treatment of anybody not white in the USA, treatment of anyone not heterosexual up until relatively recently, see current treatment of anybody trans. See treatment of women in specific very wealthy countries even today where they aren't allowed to educate themselves or drive a car. Racism, homophobia, sexism et al still occur even in large and modern societies, as it does in small and unadvanced ones. That's all without even touching the topic of religion (Spanish Inquisition, treatment of Muslims post-9/11 et al), or the topic of Nazi Germany.
- Aerbil313 4y agoTo be clear, I don’t advocate for any traditional society, I advocate for specifically a Muslim traditional society. They were free of the ills of modernity and ills rooted in part of human nature like racism, and still to a great extent are.
- Aerbil313 4y agoYou can read the book for that. Plenty of examples there.