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That was not nice

• gumboza 4y ago
  A lot of human history isn't. And we'll look back in 500 years and say the same thing again.
  • rootusrootus 4y ago
    Perhaps I am just a pessimist, but I think it's far from a guarantee that we will only progress. I have no reason to believe that people today are any more civilized than 500 or 1000 years ago. Our much improved technology sure does look pretty though.
    • xvilka 4y ago
      Indeed, just look at the ongoing wars today - exactly the same level of brutalism and violence like hundreds years ago, if not more due to the improvements in weapons technology.
      • Nifty3929 4y ago
        Try reading Enlightenment Now. Hopefully it gives you a reason to be more optimistic.
        • xvilka 4y ago
          Questionable book. While he might be right about overall direction it's a bit shallow and delivers skewed picture.
    • deleted 4y ago
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    • snapplebobapple 4y ago
      You are probably right. Most people confuse docility with civility.
• User23 4y ago
  The ancients were significantly less nice. Crucifixion is a slow and nasty way to go. And of course there’s scaphism whixh is so appallingly nasty that revisionists deny it was ever practiced.