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We tried raising a generation of babies without breastmilk and discovered that doing so causes weak digestive tracts. We have a huge problem with obesity, large
by noworriesnate 2y ago
We tried raising a generation of babies without breastmilk and discovered that doing so causes weak digestive tracts. We have a huge problem with obesity, largely due to highly processed foods that are optimized for profits. We have a mental health crisis that is likely linked to social media etc.
The reality is that nobody wants to completely go back to the past. Nobody is protesting the use of soap or brushing their teeth.
The real question is in which areas do we reject modern technology? We should evaluate modern technology not as fanboys but as mature humans. People think that the Amish are hypocrites because they use diesel generators instead of bringing electricity into their homes. But their relationship with technology is mature: they decide as a community which tech to use and which to avoid, instead of being fanboys who think the only thing better than tech is more of it.
I personally don't make the same tradeoffs the Amish do. But I do make tradeoffs. Saying that modern tech is universally good is just as chronologically snobbish as saying that the olden days were universally good.
- dexwiz 2y agoI am not claiming industrialization is universally good. Just that it is not universally bad. And progress isn't a straight line. You can reject parts without rejecting the whole.