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    Steven Pinker‏Verified account @sapinker Jul 23

    Brilliant and timely essay by the military historian Max Hastings: Stop Hankering for the Fantasy of a Golden Age.https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stop-hankering-for-the-fantasy-of-a-golden-age-cg5bcgjvt …

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      2. Gurwinder‏ @G_S_Bhogal Jul 23
        Replying to @sapinker

        While I generally agree with this article, and with you, that the world is better than ever, the fact remains that the world is getting worse in one, extremely important way: environmentally. All our progress will count for nothing if we can't sustain our own existence.

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      1. Timothy Sandefur‏ @TimothySandefur Jul 23
        Replying to @sapinker

        Hastings, incidentally, is among the finest writers of English alive today.

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      1. Erik Buntaro‏ @EBuntaro Jul 23
        Replying to @sapinker

        Duh, the article is behind a paywall for me

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      1. The Positive Spin‏ @PositiveSpinOrg Jul 27
        Replying to @sapinker

        Sums up our mission in one tweet, join the conversation @PositiveSpinOrg #ThePositiveSpin

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      2. John Champagne‏ @TallPhilosopher Jul 23
        Replying to @sapinker

        What about systemic flaws in our society (economic externalities; Failure to share natural wealth)? Should we be addressing these, so harmful practices are no longer profitable & dire poverty/econ precarity are eliminated? Do U think we live in a sustainable & just society?pic.twitter.com/Ct1zpyS1fM

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      2. David J Billingham‏ @dave_billingham Jul 23
        Replying to @sapinker

        Be interesting to have a theory as to why people often have this hankering for the fantasy of a golden age

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      3. Malcolm McMahon‏ @FulfordMalcolm Jul 24
        Replying to @dave_billingham @sapinker

        I think the Golden Age for many is simply their (misremembered) youth. Ah well nostalgia ain’t what it used to be 🤣

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      1. Eddie Edderkoppen‏ @Edderkopp2 Jul 23
        Replying to @sapinker

        I miss the Cold War.

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      1. Jeffrey Crunk‏ @JeffreyCrunk Jul 23
        Replying to @sapinker

        Archiving for my grandkids. They will be whiney about the heat and humidity, lost coastlines, the charismatic megafauna, the Holocene, basically.

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      1. mute inglorious‏ @CharlsMansplain Jul 23
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        Stop flying on the Lolita express you ghoul

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