I love your straight disagreement and have to agree with most of your arguments. Your first line is not complete, though. You said forward doesn't imply better,

I love your straight disagreement and have to agree with most of your arguments. Your first line is not complete, though. You said forward doesn't imply better, which is true. Forward can even mean worse. But we already know that backwards never gets better, because it was already shitty the last time. We must make new experiences to find the path towards better.