It is necessary to say plainly that all this ignorance is simply covered by impudence. Statements are made so plainly and positively that men have hardly the moral courage to pause upon them and find that they are without support. The other day a scientific summary of the state of a prehistoric tribe began confidently with the words ‘They wore no clothes.’ Not one reader in a hundred probably stopped to ask himself how we should come to know whether clothes had once been worn by people of whom everything has perished except a few chips of bone and stone. It was doubtless hoped that we should find a stone hat as well as a stone hatchet. It was evidently anticipated that we might discover an everlasting pair of trousers of the same substance as the everlasting rock. But to persons of a less sanguine temperament it will be immediately apparent that people might wear simple garments, or even highly ornamental garments, without leaving any more traces of them than these people have left. The plaiting of rushes and grasses, for instance, might have become more and more elaborate without in the least becoming more eternal.
Secondly, he is talking about the brazen ignorance of people who pronounce on things they can know nothing of. So the scientists of his day would find a few bones or a few drawings and say, "These people wore no clothes' or 'these people worshiped the sun god' or somesuch.
I understand that, Von - that’s why the ruling on the field stands as called. It’s based - aka I enjoy the subtle humor at play.
We’ve become almost exclusively a consumer -driven society. It’s brand names that drive us. So this made me realize that future generations won’t give a damn about brand names (if they still understand 2024 English). All they’ll know is that we built big-ass factories to achieve max consumption of whatever’s.
So what you’re saying is that some far distant generation will know that we built factories, but they won’t know what the factories built?
Based.
First of all, it wasn't me, but GK Chesterton.
Secondly, he is talking about the brazen ignorance of people who pronounce on things they can know nothing of. So the scientists of his day would find a few bones or a few drawings and say, "These people wore no clothes' or 'these people worshiped the sun god' or somesuch.
I understand that, Von - that’s why the ruling on the field stands as called. It’s based - aka I enjoy the subtle humor at play.
We’ve become almost exclusively a consumer -driven society. It’s brand names that drive us. So this made me realize that future generations won’t give a damn about brand names (if they still understand 2024 English). All they’ll know is that we built big-ass factories to achieve max consumption of whatever’s.
And THAT, Von, is based AF.
Don’t epiphany shame me, bro.
I'm so old I don't understand 'based' or 'epiphany shamed'... but I'm glad you liked the quote.
I’m glad I didn’t say “Don’t TIL shame me.” (‘Today I Learned’) 😆
I liked the article.
>>Every generation is unique. Gen Z is no different.
The linguist and logician in me find this quote very, very funny. Did you do it on purpose?
I did. Thank you for noticing!