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They Only Win if You and I Let Them Win
History is not on their side.
People do not do well with change. This is especially true when change is swift and feels sudden.
The world has, arguably, changed more in the last 100 years than at any other time in history. Arguably, the biggest change is in communications and connectivity. A hundred years ago, you maybe knew what was happening across the state. That is, if you were one of the 20% of the people who had a radio. Today, you can know what’s happening on the other side of the globe right the fuck now. Instantly, with no delay.
Less than 50 years before that, you were lucky if you knew what was happening on the other side of your neighborhood. Communications and connections have changed exponentially in a century.
Because of this, information once only available at a slow pace, if at all, can be learned right the hell now. If you would like to learn how a dehumidifier pulls moisture out of the air, or how a jet engine works, all you need to do is ask Google, Bing, or another search engine, and you will have an answer. (It might not be the right answer, but fact-checking is another matter entirely).
This is the biggest change that has caused such hardline conservativism and descent to grow. Because those in more rural areas with less connectivity…
