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Western society peaked in the 80s so maybe we should listen to some of the arguments from back then.
by version_five 3y ago
Western society peaked in the 80s so maybe we should listen to some of the arguments from back then.
- mbfg 3y agobased on what metric?
- doingwellthanks 3y agoPeaked for whom exactly?
- ajmurmann 3y ago"Western society peaked in the 80s" By what metric?
- mbg721 3y agoBy the metric of best new-wave hair, for sure.
- notpachet 3y agoThings may look like they were working better in hindsight, but we just hadn't started choking to death on all of the unchecked externalities yet.
- itsanaccount 3y agoMaybe thats the real evolutionary path going on, as we humans grow to have a more temporally aware mindset. That ability to see how past actions effected the future hopefully allows for more predictive capabilities.
- version_five 3y agoI'd say we're currently choking to death on the self actualization that came from living in a safe society where all our needs are met. That remains more pressing than any externalities, which tend to get addressed as they become dangerous.
- digging 3y agoIn the way that the peak of a cocaine binge feels really good in the moment, sure.