I think I am a chronological snob, then, for I much agree with this comment:
“I occasionally come across an attitude of almost religious veneration for ancient civilizations, a sense that they know better than we do. However, is it not trivially true that we ourselves are the most aged civilization this planet has yet seen? Does not the present enjoy a longer history than the past?”
—Xiaoguang “Mike” Li
I think I am a chronological snob, then, for I much agree with this comment:
“I occasionally come across an attitude of almost religious veneration for ancient civilizations, a sense that they know better than we do. However, is it not trivially true that we ourselves are the most aged civilization this planet has yet seen? Does not the present enjoy a longer history than the past?” —Xiaoguang “Mike” Li