Marty's Bent
Issue #1202: An "advanced" society that cannot build things that will last
Fix the money, fix the world.
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People think we are living in an advanced civilization yet nothing built today will last like their great works of old. We are living in the fiat dark ages.
— ESGBarbour (@SGBarbour) April 29, 2022
Our good friend Steve Barbour is here to remind us that despite the fact that we have incredible technology and perceived wealth today, we live in a high velocity trash economy that favors quick gains over arduous endeavors that lead to lasting impacts that affect humans who will be born in the next century. Everywhere one looks are signs of mediocrity and decay that are masked by technological advancement that has happened in spite of a terribly broken system.
