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>Every time we forget the old world, we reinvent it better Historically that has not been the case for most of human history. As odd as it might seem, in gener
by nemo 3y ago
>Every time we forget the old world, we reinvent it better
Historically that has not been the case for most of human history. As odd as it might seem, in general the rediscovery of the accomplishments ancient world has been a great driver towards progress. The periods when the accomplishments of the past were lost and fully forgotten were the sorts of times people call Dark Ages.
- eep_social 3y agoAre we currently in a Digital Dark Age because the pace of content creation has far outstripped our ability to preserve that content for posterity? Obviously we can’t be sure how the current era will be viewed from the far future, but your comment made me realize that the current situation has similarities to that dark age.
- justrealist 3y agoActually the cities that are the most modern and progress-oriented today are the ones that felt comfortable bulldozing all relics of the past. (or the ones where the "old city" was destroyed in brutal urban warfare)
- nemo 3y agoResponding to a statement about "for most of human history" with a reference to a very recent event isn't something you should begin with "actually" since it's not a reply to what I was saying, it's just your own tangent. Also, actually, even in the early modern period people were still looking to the past for inspiration even when they were reusing land - there's far more to the past than mere buildings.
- TeMPOraL 3y agoYou mean the cities that are most expensive and worst to live in, because they didn't have relics of the past putting brakes on the greed of real estate owners and developers?
- justrealist 3y agoThis is word salad.
- TeMPOraL 3y agoLet me simplify then: modern cities suck. They're soul-crushing, sad places to live in. A lot of that has to do with modern construction and economic philosophy which you so praise.
- Moldoteck 3y agoGod thanks that not all cities are oriented to be most modern and progress oriented and some just optimize for livability and comfort