posted on Apr, 8 2023 @ 10:01 AM
a reply to:
MichiganSwampBuck
we have seen times like this before in human history; take a look at the history of the Byzantine Empire. Population went from something like 50
million to 10 million in 200 years due to plague. The economy and trade values plummeted as the plague hit the port cities the worst.
When I look at periods of true "progress" in human history the one common denominator was that talented people looked to enriching people's lives by
way of their committment to being part of something much larger and more noble than their own selves. The Renaissance is an example. Great works of
art were sponsored by wealthy patrons intent on giving glory to God and values based upon their religious beliefs. The industrial revolution where
people looked to harnessing steam power to unite what they believed would be a great nation, (the trans-continental railways).
I had the privilege of participating in a simple event, working at food bank distribution in my small town, where I saw how relatively uneducated, but
dedicated young men and women came together to achieve great things during WWII. How you might ask? No one really "knew" what to do as the Food Bank
truck was being unloaded, but an elderly fellow started barking orders, grabbing people up into teams of 2 or 3 and gave each team a simple task which
they pursued to completion. Within an hour, boxes of stuff were being distributed to passing vehicles. It wasn't rocket science. The greater tasks
of WWII, like supplying the frontline troops wasn't rocket science. It was just people coming together to complete the little bit of task they were
charged with.
Just a thought.