| Actually, the hairless apes are in control. They’re the ones behind the curtain wildly pulling the levers. Turns out grownups are just older children. More powerful toys and bigger words, but just as reckless and immature. We’re still an incredibly primitive species who have gotten _way_ out over our skis, so to speak. We always err on the side of caution, because that’s a base instinct. New technology is always existential, until it isn’t. Awful empires and totalitarian states are hideous, but have a limited shelf life, which unfortunately often lasts many generations. I think we give ourselves far too much credit when it comes to our ability to control our world, including society. Power seekers will always try, but will eventually fail, even if it’s their legacy that fails sometime in the future. That doesn’t help much in the span of a single lifetime, but I’m personally confident that we will slowly evolve to become a sustainable species. |