[ExI] Societal evolution

[William Flynn Wallace]

I am of the thought that society evolves at the same rate as technology,
alongside it.
I might be late to the party, but I'm ok with that so long as I got
there.Nuala.

What makes you think society evolves?  Tech does, of course.  Morals change
but mostly back and forth rather than progressing (whatever that word
means).

Britain has a long history of terrible abuse of people in countries they
tried to take into their empire.  America has not been much better towards
INdigenous peoples.

'Take over the town. Kill all males  and possibly females (raped first, of
course). '  This has been the case since long before Odysseus was a "raider
of villages".'

bill  w

On Wed, Apr 24, 2024 at 9:22 AM Nuala Thomson via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Please forgive me, this is the first thread I've ever started and it's
> stemming from the last 2 days of training and alcohol.
>
> I have started a new job, in a new location, in a new large company and
> part of the induction and training is 'Cultural Awareness' as we operate on
> the native people's land, alongside the indigenous people.
> This is a part of Australia I have worked in previously (twice) and
> absolutely loved the area and the indigenous, but only in the last 2 days
> really learnt an in-depth history of the area.
> To summarise; white people fucked this place up.
> The messages I sent my mum go something like this; "... It sort of hit me
> how society has evolved in literally my life. The generational trauma has
> literally only just begun because these people were children at the start
> of it ..."
>
> The Aboriginal people here only got land rights in the last 15-20 years.
> One of my favourite towns is only 50 years old.
> The land was stolen and the indigenous population raped and massacred in
> my childhood.
> When I was a child I wanted to be a fighter pilot. Women weren't allowed
> to be fighter pilots until I was 20-something.
> I have other memories that probably put me ahead of my era but that's not
> the point.
>
> We all know every 10 years technology makes a leap.
> I theorise society does the same, and I would like confirmation or
> contradiction.
> I believe so solely on what I've learnt of this area of my country and
> what has happened in my lifetime. Then I've put the technological
> advancements alongside it, the safety upgrades in the workplace alongside
> it, the societal expectations alongside it, the fashion choices alongside
> it.
> I am of the thought that society evolves at the same rate as technology,
> alongside it.
>
> I might be late to the party, but I'm ok with that so long as I got there.
>
> Nuala.
>
>
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