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> the impending death of a society A society. The old society. To be replaced by a new society that doesn't work like the old one. The new society is evolvi
by riskable 2y ago
> the impending death of a society
A society. The old society. To be replaced by a new society that doesn't work like the old one.
The new society is evolving towards humans that behave like frogs: They're born in a certain area and don't roam too far from that original spot because everything they could ever want is available at their fingertips or only a hop away.
To be fair, this is the primary factor why frogs (anura) have "survived" with few changes for about 250 million years. Innumerable creatures have come and gone in that time yet frogs are still around. Not a bad evolutionary strategy if you ask me.
- cooper_ganglia 2y agoThe humans in WALL-E didn't move too far, either...
- digitaltrees 2y agoI think the point of the op was that the size of systemic shocks increases to the point where societal collapse is inevitable. Centralization decreases resilience and at a certain point the system can’t handle the standard changes the system will experience.
- jollyllama 2y agoFor a certain interpretation this was also true of the old society. The definition of "too far" is subjective.
- thehappypm 2y agoPeople are more mobile than ever. Everyone is flocking to big cities.
- bpfrh 2y agoMy guess is that People travel way more than in the last 50 years and department stores have nothing to do with experiencing a diverse life.