Good thing you skipped over the age of the Roman Empire because they certainly never said that older times were better.
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It's funny how some things never change. I was reading a collection of letters by Seneca, and in one of those, he goes on a several pages long rant about how thing use to be better. It just felt so familiar.
Depends. Culturally they seemed to vicariously reminisce of the days of Alexander.
I remember of one Sandman's comics opened with a shot of a medieval tavern, and an old geezer complaining that chimneys was the reason "kids these days" were weak, since they no longer breathed the fresh air of burnt wood inside their homes.
Depending on the context they might be right. Like, the internet of the mid and late 2010's was pretty much better than today and we'll never go back to that peak.
specific things in past eras have definitely been better, though oftentimes only in specific places.
a big one that's relevant nowadays is how up until after ww2 we just straight up built better cities. the USA used to have like the worlds most impressive public transport network and cities were universally so lively that modern NYC would look bleak to them.
But obviously they also had rackety as hell trams that would have fallen apart if they went speeds we would now consider hilariously slow, so like obviously the ideal is to take the parts of the past that were better and combine them with the nice things we have nowadays.
Like if i could go back to medieval times with modern medicine and a copy of the communist manifesto that'd be pretty sweet.
We are permanently out of touch, from the moment we are born. The world moves faster than we can adapt to it, so it is a known fact that we cling to whatever memories or notions that provide comfort. Some try to keep in motion, others actively detract on whatever may be changing, even if for the better.
The best moment to be born is right now, regardless the shit hole we are going through.
This meme promotes the capitalistic modernization theory that sees old traditions and pre-existing societies as "primitive" obstacles to overcome for economic growth, mass consumerism at the expense of the planet and anyone in it's way.
Modern conservatism says "instead of tearing a fence down maybe it's there for a reason" while relishing in the fear and seperation it creates
And many left-wing parties might say "let's tear the fence and neighborhood down to build a factory for a new gizmo to sell"
What we need is to tear down fences to rebuild strong communities and human relations.
It's a plain old simple cartoon, mocking on how people tend to romanticize previous times. Please don't overthink it.
..I don't think left wing parties are interested in tearing down the old just to sell a gizmo? Left wing parties are kinda against capitalism
Okay but being a dinosaur is 10/10 you can chew on people you don't like
Except for the people not existing part.
Don't fall for Big Mammal's lies, dinosaurs were real and intelligent.
herbivorous dinosaurs: visible confusion
So you grind, gore or stomp on the people you don't like. Easy.
At some point though, isn't it likely that it's going to be a correct statement?
Older times probably were better... for some people. But if you're used to being on top, equality feels like oppression.
Itβs not that black and white, the universe is multidimensional
Bloody beaker folk, coming over here, with their beakers!
I DO NOT WANT THE WORLD TO BECOME LIKE THE FIRST ONE ITS ALREADY BAD ENOUGH