[codingdave]

> mankind had never had a crisis that didn’t end up with another phase of growth

The fact that we keep discovering ancient civilizations that are no more, and we were not even aware of their existence until recently, argues against this point.

[aristofun]

Nope.

“Civilization”, for example Roman Empire - is a meta construct. Its death doesn’t imply death of all people in it.

So no problems with death of one company and creating a new one, eventually it benefits the employees.

[codingdave]

Wait, what?

Are you talking about your original statement of new growth post-crisis, or about living through the death of a civilization's collapse, or about what 'civilization' means, or about companies being created and its employees?

You seem to be all over the place, so I'm really not sure where you are going with your comments aside from your dismissive: "Nope."

[aristofun]

Sorry, Im too metaphorical here.

Tl;dr - civilizations come and go, but humankind as a whole evolves and get better over time. Despite regular downtimes and severe turbulence.