Big Ted. What a nice nickname for someone who I’m sure was a nice young man.
His MKULTRA handler gave it to him
“Hey Big Ted how’s your brain feeling”
“Good enough to mostly make sense” Industrial Society and its Future
Learning to walk upright and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.
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I read his writing for the first time recently. It certainly sticks with you. He was certainly no dummy. I still take issue with some of his stances. Big of me, I know.
I was about to say, you nod along with Ted until he starts into the racist bits.
Also his entire argument, which is pretty well-structured, completely hinges on certain things he just takes for granted. Namely, that the number of people that would be harmed by his approach might be far greater than continuing on this current path. I don’t know whether he’s right or wrong about that, but it’s PRETTY CRUCIAL, and I feel there’s tons of room for nuance. He, in his frustration, seemingly reduced the potential deaths of tens of millions (if not more) to, “Eh. Fuck it, it’s probably better,” best I can tell. He offers plenty of diagnoses, but no real remedies or cures.
getting older is realizing the Unabomber may have had a point…
Mentally diseased woman hating racist antI-semite incel who unapologetically killed innocent people says “fuck the system” and that’s what anyone focuses on?
I would argue that the Agricultural Revolution was the turning point that set humanity on its current path, for better and worse.
To be fair, life before agriculture was often harsh, but many of the problems that define civilization today, such as large-scale warfare, rigid social hierarchies, widespread inequality, organized slavery, and systemic exploitation, became possible only after humans settled down and began producing agricultural surpluses.
Regardless of what is happening in the world right now, we are living in one of the most peaceful and prosperous periods in human history. Aside from the anti-vaccination movement, which is a travesty for humanity, we have the best medicine, the highest life expectancy, and the lowest infant mortality rates in history.
That said, I suspect humans are better adapted to living in small migratory bands of hunters and gatherers than in large, sedentary urban societies. Civilization has given us extraordinary technology and material comfort, but it may have come at the cost of the social structures, physical activity, and close-knit communities that humans evolved to thrive in.
Fun fact: You wouldn’t be driving behind them or honking your horn if it wasn’t for the industrial revolution.
The more you know…
If you gain this, you will inevitably lose that.
