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Aella
@Aella_Girl
when i was a child, i saw old photos of my mom in 80s fashion, which to me was hideous. i couldn't believe she would have done that to herself. i then became *paranoid* - what fashions of the day would *i* one day look back on like 'i cant believe i used to wear that'? 1
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Aella
@Aella_Girl
"People used to think x was normal, but with greater perspective we realize it's terrible, which means what thing right now do *I* think is normal but will actually turn out to to be stupid?" has been a LOUD thing in my brain for as long as i can remember 2/
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MilitantHobo
@MilitantHobo
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@Aella_Girl
I'm very much a believer in the "random walk" of morality. "if your only measure of progress is to take a difference against your current state, then you can follow a random walk, and still see the appearance of inevitable progress."
lesswrong.com
Whither Moral Progress? - LessWrong
Followup to:  Is Morality Preference? • In the dialogue "Is Morality Preference?", Obert argues for the existence of moral progress by pointing to free speech, democracy, mass street protests against…
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DiscordantlyDancing
@DiscordantDanse
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@Aella_Girl
Tbf though, the evolution of morality isn't exactly linear or predictable. Our moral sensibilities of today might be questioned in the near future, but could totally come back in vogue in the distant future. The difference in acceptance of homosexuality over time is an example.
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Kevin Binz
@Kevin_Binz
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@Aella_Girl
Isn’t the right move to blame the girl for her unreflective transmission of the zeitgeist, rather than the mother for her “not predicting the future”? Moral progress (between populations) seems real in a way that fashion progress does not.