31 MAY 2015 by ideonexus
Static Culture
The fantasies of Wells and Huxley were based on the
same idea, that a species adapting itself too perfectly to
a static ecological niche is doomed to stagnation and
ultimate extinction. Their nightmares describe a possible future for our species, if we succeed in building
around ourselves a protective cocoon that shields us
from the winds of change while our mental faculties
dwindle. A future of senile dementia is as possible for
the species as it is for the individual.
And yet, when I compa...Folksonomies: culture cultural change
Folksonomies: culture cultural change