• TimeSquirrel@kbin.melroy.org
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    6 days ago

    almost looks like we could be entering the modern dark ages

    It was never guaranteed that society post-industrial revolution will eventually progress into a utopia. The past 150-200 years of relative decency and attempts at a democratic and fair civilization may have been an anomaly in human development. It may have been as short and fleeting as democratic Athens…followed by a couple thousand years of tyranny.