Attempting to stop migration has been a loser's game since forever.
Attempting to stop cultural change has been a loser's game since forever.
Modern civilization, our modern nations have been built on the corpses of past civilizations and populations. With rare exceptions, people are where they are because people migrated there in response to environmental, economic, or political pressure.
Yup, I totally agree. I just embrace being an observer in real time, with more sentience than prior societies. I enjoy reading layman’s archeological stories in the media, now more fascinating with DNA revealing elements of migration that were previously unavailable. What a window into the past! Yesterday’s archeologists could only dream of such a view. It gives me a euphoria that feels almost transcendent.
Amidst the fecal fiesta of day-to -day life, there is a magnificent and aw[e]ful (using awful in its original sense) story that has been unfolding since... forever. We are surounded by unfathomable things and great beauty, even in dire circumstances--indeed, often because of dire circumstances.
Attempting to stop migration has been a loser's game since forever.
Attempting to stop cultural change has been a loser's game since forever.
Modern civilization, our modern nations have been built on the corpses of past civilizations and populations. With rare exceptions, people are where they are because people migrated there in response to environmental, economic, or political pressure.
Yup, I totally agree. I just embrace being an observer in real time, with more sentience than prior societies. I enjoy reading layman’s archeological stories in the media, now more fascinating with DNA revealing elements of migration that were previously unavailable. What a window into the past! Yesterday’s archeologists could only dream of such a view. It gives me a euphoria that feels almost transcendent.
Amidst the fecal fiesta of day-to -day life, there is a magnificent and aw[e]ful (using awful in its original sense) story that has been unfolding since... forever. We are surounded by unfathomable things and great beauty, even in dire circumstances--indeed, often because of dire circumstances.
When you apprehend it, it IS transcendent.