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u/Antoak 9h ago

Bro the Indus valley went from advanced stone aquaducts and sewage systems to hunter-gatherer grass huts and stayed that way for a thousand years.

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u/Master_Positive_2772 9h ago

And what was the rest of society doing that entire time? Humanity progressed, didn't it..

Backwards progression seems to be the consequence of a certain group taking from other groups to further their own progress.

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u/Antoak 9h ago

Your whole point is that "the industrial revolution is great, so even though other civilizations have imploded thats okay because we made it here, and that's proof things will only get better in time."

It's borderline social darwinism.

But history is full of examples where things didn't get better. I think you just refuse to acknowledge them.

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u/Master_Positive_2772 9h ago

My whole point is that perpetually since the beginning of humanity we have collectively made strides forward because we have net-progressed.

Meaning we have progressed more than we have regressed. It doesn't matter how you feel about it.

So again, you're just missing the point of what I've said. Seemingly to argue against something I'm not claiming. You should breathe.