There’s an idea among rulers of the past that their control was necessary and even better for the population than something closer to democracy.

It goes hand-in-hand with using religion as a tool to keep people ignorant and discourage them from learning about the world.

Now that it’s pretty clear which side won and we’re living in the aftermath, do you think it’s an improvement?

Part of me believes that we’re progressing way faster than we’re evolving and nobody is able to keep up with how fast things are changing around them. It seems like the forbidden fruit of knowledge is giving us problems instead of only solving them.

  • pinball_wizard@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    14 days ago

    It seems like the forbidden fruit of knowledge is giving us problems instead of only solving them.

    It does often feel that way. I take comfort that understanding we have problems is the first step to improving things.

    But also - the 1990s were way better than any era before, or since. (Edit: Since tone is hard to convey in text: This is a joke. Treating LGBTQ+ folks with any decency has come a long way since the 90s. I wouldn’t go back.)