arc of history
When I think of where I am, I think of where we've been, as a civilization. The arc of human history has been towards progress. However, there have been many, many seismic interruptions in this process. This is where I see us now as people. Covid, the volatile elections are unique to America. We are being hit like no one else. Our elections, for better or worse, will determine the stability of the world for the next few years to come. It won't last. We won't last. The blows to our society won't be functionally analyzed for a decade. The good thing is we haven't seen a complete dissolution of the workings of the world. Utilities still function. The debit card still works. The internet still functions. For today. These things will cease to function, be it tomorrow or 100 years from now. Already, swaths of California are being deprived of electricity to prevent fires. The necessary shutdowns o...