Quote:
Originally Posted by Waves
"think of how dumb the average person is, and realize that half of them are dumber than that!"
-george carlin
i think we've progressed SO much but since we're such a huge species, number-wise, the lowest common denominators are still holding us down, in a sense. progress isnt marked by what the most among us is doing, its marked by what the LEAST among us is doing. imo. and going by that, yeah, we havent made much progress. thats ok though, weve only been around a relative blink of an eye in terms of the universe and our planet.
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right on, man. this is due to us being socially immature. our penchant for social interaction allowed us to develop behaviors by which we learned to survive very well. and within closed communities, it even allowed us to thrive. but for one reason or another we never took that to the next level and integrated more thoroughly. instead, we've traced a tortuous course: ever so slowly building the foundation for global unity we see today.
perhaps not obviously enough, it's our boundaries that limit us. there has to be a serious, inclusive effort to raise each and every one of us as high as we possibly can. until then we are severely inhibiting an immense potential