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There was a universal, naïve air of optimism on the eve of 9/11. To wit Francis Fukayama's blithe sentiment that history was over with the fall of the USSR and
by sydbarrett74 2y ago
There was a universal, naïve air of optimism on the eve of 9/11. To wit Francis Fukayama's blithe sentiment that history was over with the fall of the USSR and that a capitalist, secular paradise would be ushered in with the Millennium.
- surgical_fire 2y agoThat's generally true. I remember that back then technological advancement was seen as a force for good and freedom. It was difficult to argue against this idea, in the context of the time, even if there were dissonant voices and even when you looked at things critically, you could see cracks on the surface. People wanting to go back to a simpler, smaller internet -to this mythical prelapsarian era - are in my opinion just nostalgic about how things felt back then. But there is no going back, tragically.