The notion of inexorable, accelerating human progress is fairly new (starts in the late 19th century and only becomes mainstream after WW2)
If you asked an intellectual in 1500, they would tell you that the peak of civilization was old Rome and that Europe had gone downhill since
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Progress is one of those modern ideas that have been artificially retrofitted to all of human history
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darwin "on shoulders of giants", and greeks built on discoveries. but idea that progress is always good & end in itself is modern
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The Romans had multi-storey homes with underfloor central heating systems. They dug out underneath and used tunnels.pic.twitter.com/qcW8A8QLCV
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Over 30 years ago you could buy a watch with TV. Try buying a watch with live TV today. (Although it did need a little black box
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