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Q: Does 'new' really mean progress?
I've been thinking a lot about the changes in moving from town life to city life. Progress right?
In my state, many years ago, we had a problem with the Cane Beetle. so, someone in their infinite wisdom (in politics) decided to introduce the Cane Toad - which likes eating the beetle....
It's fairly poisonous, and the local animals (ie, native fauna) started dying off...
The Cane Toad is now considered a pest, and is very difficult to get rid of.
No - "new" does not equal "progress". Sometimes, such new things have seriously bad consequences.
To start the ball rolling here are my thoughts on modern day society... As we move from town to city life we move away from a family oriented life to a society of individuals. Living in a manner where we don't see the consequences of our actions leads to people not developing empathy for others, and thus leads to a more impulsive attitude to life where people just take what they want. This then has a knock-on effect on several matters including inclination to criminality, career limitations, study capabilities, and of courses infidelity. This last one would then lead to the dissolution of marriages and thus the furtherance of this problem. Are we really right to embrace city life so thoroughly? And should we look down on immigrants who claim to bring a moral culture to the country they immigrate to?
Isn't answering your own questions against the TOS?
To answer your question, no. "New" does not always mean progress.
Does pouring old wine into new bottles make it new?
Is a faster computer running on an old operating system, one that is bug ridden and infected with all kinds of viruses, a new computer? If you call that progress, which way is it heading?
It could be said that China is strange. People in the countryside want to move to the city.
But in the UK, people in the city dream of living in the countryside.
In my state, many years ago, we had a problem with the Cane Beetle. so, someone in their infinite wisdom (in politics) decided to introduce the Cane Toad - which likes eating the beetle....
It's fairly poisonous, and the local animals (ie, native fauna) started dying off...
The Cane Toad is now considered a pest, and is very difficult to get rid of.
No - "new" does not equal "progress". Sometimes, such new things have seriously bad consequences.
I think the real question here is which came first, the chicken or the egg? Can you teach an old dog new tricks? Is what's good for the goose also good for the gander? Is the grass always greener on the other side of the fence? Does the early bird always get the worm? Do you like hot dogs?
