How history will view us...

**Che Roriniho** · 05-10-2009, 18:47

On paper, this should be the greatest time yet, but sadly, it just doesn't appear to be so. We have so much intolerence, so much cruelty, so much beurocracy, that I doubt that future generations will look back to us with massive interest. No, I believe they will look back with slight distaste combined with huge boredom. Think the 12th century, but with Guns.

**Vuk** · 05-10-2009, 18:53

Originally Posted by Che Roriniho

On paper, this should be the greatest time yet, but sadly, it just doesn't appear to be so. We have so much intolerence, so much cruelty, so much beurocracy, that I doubt that future generations will look back to us with massive interest. No, I believe they will look back with slight distaste combined with huge boredom. Think the 12th century, but with Guns.

Tell me ONE time in history when there was LESS cruelty and intolerence? Give me one century. Give me even a span of 20 years when there was less cruelty and intolerence across the world!

**Kralizec** · 05-10-2009, 19:53

Originally Posted by Che Roriniho

On paper, this should be the greatest time yet, but sadly, it just doesn't appear to be so. We have so much intolerence, so much cruelty, so much beurocracy, that I doubt that future generations will look back to us with massive interest. No, I believe they will look back with slight distaste combined with huge boredom. Think the 12th century, but with Guns.

Serious lack of perspective here- maybe in a couple of centuries peopel will be so open minded and tolerant that they can't see the difference between early 21th century and medieval mentality, but you have no such excuse.

**Sasaki Kojiro** · 05-10-2009, 20:28

So much pessimism in this thread. We've improved by leaps and bounds. The 20th century will be remembered as a century where humanity overcame our warring instincts, moved towards equality for all races and genders, and created enormous amounts of music and film.

**Seamus Fermanagh** · 05-10-2009, 20:31

Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro

...and created enormous amounts of music and film.

Some of which is even worth watching/listening.

**Che Roriniho** · 05-10-2009, 20:51

By now, I mean the 21st century so far. The 20th wasn't so bad.

**Megas Methuselah** · 05-10-2009, 21:32

Originally Posted by Che Roriniho

The 20th wasn't so bad.

Isn't sarcasm in green?

**Che Roriniho** · 05-10-2009, 21:44

Originally Posted by Megas Methuselah

Isn't sarcasm in green?

Dunno, we came reasonably close to beating back the disease of religion, found out how most of th universe works, to an extent, and made the world tiny. Oh, and we got into space. Biggie, that one.

**Che Roriniho** · 05-10-2009, 21:52

Originally Posted by Megas Methuselah

Isn't sarcasm in green?

Dunno, we came reasonably close to beating back the disease of religion, found out how most of th universe works, to an extent, and made the world tiny. Oh, and we got into space. Biggie, that one.

**KukriKhan** · 05-10-2009, 22:32

Originally Posted by Sasaki Kojiro

So much pessimism in this thread. We've improved by leaps and bounds. The 20th century will be remembered as a century where humanity overcame our warring instincts, moved towards equality for all races and genders, and created enormous amounts of music and film.

Worry-wart that I am, I worry that all the stuff we've digitalized, much of it eminently worthwhile and which desperately ought to be passed on, may not survive catastrophy, or be playable/readable in the future. Think Library of Alexandria, writ: global.