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Re:Welcome to the Old Internet Again by ajconway on Saturday October 17, 2020 @12:33PM (#24811147)
This only works on larger scales. We, as a civilization, do study history, and it is an important area of knowledge.

The civilization won't go anywhere, we're too smart now, too capable, tiktok or not.

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Re:Welcome to the Old Internet Again by tristor on Saturday October 17, 2020 @03:15PM (#24812389)
> The civilization won't go anywhere, we're too smart now, too capable, tiktok or not.

This is an advanced level of naivete combined with arrogance I wish that I had. Unfortunately, I've studied history and I can very clearly see the parallels between now and moments in the fall of the Roman Empire. Nothing is forever, and our civilization will fall if we do nothing out of complacence.

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Re:Welcome to the Old Internet Again by interiography on Saturday October 17, 2020 @12:56PM (#24811312)
>The civilization won't go anywhere, we're too smart now, too capable, tiktok or not.

History shows us that such hubris and complacency rarely ends well.

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Re:Welcome to the Old Internet Again by ajconway on Saturday October 17, 2020 @01:17PM (#24811478)
We're still here, chatting on the Internet from our cozy apartments using our expensive devices.
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