Linear historical progress is a modern invention rooted in monotheistic religions and Enlightenment thought, but this belief in progress contrasts with the cyclical social behaviors societies actually exhibit, as each generation tries to correct the previous generation's excesses.
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“and I think what's what's really interesting about about us is that as we become more linear in our beliefs about time our social behaviors has become more cyclical and art of the book is explaining that TR do because what happens is because every generation thinks it's their mission to improve Society yeah we're always trying to correct for the excesses of the last generation”
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:37:10 PM
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