on progress

the myth of progress would have this fictive entity "knowledge" growing on an upcurve without restraint or limit.

just like other things that look good on this curve.

i myself regard it like the multiplication of bacteria, as a cautionary tale.

every culture regards itself as the repository of all necessary wisdom, & whatever it lacks gets pushed beyond some useful horizon of don't-care-to-find-out.

instead of people filling their memories with lore of the tribe, useable skills, & integrated perceptions of their immediate environment, nowadays they stock up with media products, imaginary worlds, & cultivated triviality. i doubt if this fits us for any survival outside of this moment in time which will surely end in most of our lifetimes.

we won't even have maps or encyclopedias by then.