börje on Nostr: Humanity as a whole is astronomically more capable than the hunter-gatherers were ...

Humanity as a whole is astronomically more capable than the hunter-gatherers were when it comes to harnessing energy and engineering new technology. We now possess knowledge and computational capabilities in our pockets that were unimaginable just decades ago and would have been deemed godly centuries ago.

A lot of this points to the fact that we seem to be on an exponential growth curve in terms of capability and intelligence. At the same time, ironically, we do not seem to be any wiser than the ancient greeks were. We still look to Sokrates, Plato and others for wisdom, and we ask the same big questions about life and the universe - and a lot of them time, the answers (or lack of answers) are still the same, despite our godly knowledge.