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Re:The Notre Dame fire and the future of history by jakecopp on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @08:52PM (#19678701)
I find this a fascinating point. In my understanding it's in complete contrast to the modernist architectural movement with its ideals of urban renewal.

Anyone have any other thoughts on this current Zeitgeist?

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Re:The Notre Dame fire and the future of history by mindcrime on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @09:05PM (#19678763)
Personally, I think a lot of the current Zeitgeist is rooted in what Alvin Toffler called Future Shock[1]. Given that he wrote his book in the late 60's / early 70's, and considering how much technological change in particular has accelerated since then, I do believe that most of us are walking about in a "future shock" state.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Shock

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