I've been a type 1 diabetic since I was 9. Luckily in the 80's when this happened I have insulin to inject, thus keeping me alive. If I was in medieval times, I'd have suffered a slow and painful death before I'd reach my mid teens. So I'm grateful to be alive in today's times and benefit from our scientific and technological advances, and can use the latter to experience medieval times in a computer game instead!
Regardless of the benefits of every piece of technology (and it is all technology whether it is an advancement in medicine or common sense - who goes into battle in straight lines with red crosses across their chest?) there are those in the majority who resist change. Some of that resistance is light touch (as in writing in runes...) but others go the full 'Ludd'. It is a thing about humans. It takes a small few to demonstrate the benefits of change and the action of 'going viral' to make the change big and permanent.
Once people did not like these new fangled 'tiles' and preferred to stay with thatch... cute, but useless. One day having a solar 'roof' will be absolutely normal and not demonstrated against by the hoards of town planning 'nazis'...
My Brother and I were discussing this last time we were together in person - I like you appreciate modern medicine and the relative security that civilisation brings, on the other hand people in this century display the same qualities observed by the Greeks and Romans - driven by our fears and irrational concerns.
I've been a type 1 diabetic since I was 9. Luckily in the 80's when this happened I have insulin to inject, thus keeping me alive. If I was in medieval times, I'd have suffered a slow and painful death before I'd reach my mid teens. So I'm grateful to be alive in today's times and benefit from our scientific and technological advances, and can use the latter to experience medieval times in a computer game instead!
Now that was definitely not mindless scrolling through garbage - enjoyed that one Robert, thanks 👍🏻
Regardless of the benefits of every piece of technology (and it is all technology whether it is an advancement in medicine or common sense - who goes into battle in straight lines with red crosses across their chest?) there are those in the majority who resist change. Some of that resistance is light touch (as in writing in runes...) but others go the full 'Ludd'. It is a thing about humans. It takes a small few to demonstrate the benefits of change and the action of 'going viral' to make the change big and permanent.
Once people did not like these new fangled 'tiles' and preferred to stay with thatch... cute, but useless. One day having a solar 'roof' will be absolutely normal and not demonstrated against by the hoards of town planning 'nazis'...
My Brother and I were discussing this last time we were together in person - I like you appreciate modern medicine and the relative security that civilisation brings, on the other hand people in this century display the same qualities observed by the Greeks and Romans - driven by our fears and irrational concerns.