It's called progress. When we were young, we thought we were evolving in an evolutionary improvement program :) somehow we thought prehistoric humans were lesser in intelligence because they were prehistory and precivilisation. We revere the past, somewhat ironically, while undervaluing native culture in every developed society, and strive towards a future that is less and less connected to our humanity. What will we become? Arms attached to a brain, eyes fixed on a computer screen, our only interaction occurring in the virtual world. Why? In the drive for financial stability? When everything we need is found in the world around us, including food, company, shelter - we just need to expend the energy to find it, but somehow we think we can short-circuit that by using our brains to skip light years ahead on our self-appointed quest, missing out on life in the meantime. And we tell ourselves it's for the benefit of those around us. We're just on a trajectory to fulfil our destinies...
It's called progress. When we were young, we thought we were evolving in an evolutionary improvement program :) somehow we thought prehistoric humans were lesser in intelligence because they were prehistory and precivilisation. We revere the past, somewhat ironically, while undervaluing native culture in every developed society, and strive towards a future that is less and less connected to our humanity. What will we become? Arms attached to a brain, eyes fixed on a computer screen, our only interaction occurring in the virtual world. Why? In the drive for financial stability? When everything we need is found in the world around us, including food, company, shelter - we just need to expend the energy to find it, but somehow we think we can short-circuit that by using our brains to skip light years ahead on our self-appointed quest, missing out on life in the meantime. And we tell ourselves it's for the benefit of those around us. We're just on a trajectory to fulfil our destinies...
Very True. And now when we die they will upload our entire brain onto the cloud so we can live forever.
Naked on the Cloud with Wings but for a Steemit T-Shirt
Yeah... I just Need a Steemit Tshirt
So sad and yet so true....
To the question in your title, my Magic 8-Ball says:
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You can blame it on the secret society that controls our world......
Which one ?
Freemasonry....at higher levels they like to call themselves the illuminated one...or Illuminati.
They like to highjack different organization in the world and manipulate groups for their agendas.
Cool.how do I join ?
Surely I hope you are jesting.....
Maybe I could infiltrate their ranks and if I was running the world make it a better place ....
Trust me you can't. The day you enter they are already monitoring you.
You can only join them if you get asked in. I was asked in. They have lodges almost every where. You can't just enter a lodge and ask for membership.
You will also need to be initiated before joining. Initiation can range from simple pranks to illegal activities.