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(10-24-2015 05:30 PM)Caribou Wrote:  I kinda wished I was born a couple hundred years into the future so I would an be able to witness space exploration and the colonization of other planets.

Not long ago, I would have said without a doubt that we would be colonizing space a couple centuries from now. Now I kind of doubt that. I think we're more likely to either blow ourselves up or revert to living in caves. Possibly a combination of the two.

Post: #52

(10-12-2015 06:40 AM)Herr Dickenstein Wrote:  access to all kinds of entertainment (I can imagine how easily one could get bored in an age before the TV), good music, good movies,

I don't think so. In my lifetime I've made the transition from black and white TV with 3 channels and no VCR, to what we have today. I was never bored as a child. I focused on what was at hand, whether books or exploring the outdoors. I learned the names of birds and plants I saw around. Reading books like the Narnia series was a weekend of pure delight. My small stack of vinyl records was a treasure.

In the past, that kind of environment led to deep focus and the creation of great works of art and science.

These days it is worse because we are addicted to constant stimulation.

Post: #53

If I could be born into a higher class, I'd probably opt for a high and peaceful point in ancient Egypt.

A magical worldview, hierarchy, warm weather, deeply constructed mythology and astrology, the Library of Alexandria that likely contained the sum of thousands of years of human scientific and religious knowledge, and a powerful civilization. Sex likely seemed like pure magic.

It was likely the pinnacle of the combination of the human civilizational experience and living connected to his environment, for the latter both in terms of his spiritual practice as well as his every-day life. It was a combination of science, civilization, and living according to human instinct.

Ancient Europe, while it made us who we are, was undoubtedly a harsh, violent life in terms of the cold and war. I would never choose it for pleasure. To shape genetics, sure, but not for pleasure.

Rome up until post 1945 or so in Europe and America seems like it would have been equally lame in terms of pure pleasure. Though, living a simple farm life in some periods and places would have likely been okay.

Though, I do love and would miss indoor plumbing.

Post: #54

I forgot about this thread. Nice bump.

Without sounding too extreme, I think we are on a heavy tipping point across the globe. It's a globalist vs. nationalist showdown. The average person doesn't realize it, but the next 2-4 years will decide whether or not our great-great-grandchildren will succeed. The left wants us to end race and become one miserable unified race, the Trump supporters are nationalists and love interacting with other races and making deals that benefit both parties. Unfortunately the average voter loves buzzwords and buys into nonsense.

Also, I'm currently reading The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell. He's an excellent author. It's a shocker that racist bigots like me read the work of a mulatto.

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Couldn't go back without a mindwipe. I've studied too much history, even the things that worked for a time were factors that led us to the inevitable path we're on today. I'd be 'that guy' preaching against the things which were holding society together preaching about a future noone would ever believe.

I'd like to be prime age to build a new Western culture after things hit rock bottom. It's very possible I'll get my wish.