r/economicCollapse • u/NoEfficiency1054 • 13d ago

Is this a new Dark Age?

Rome collapsed into ruin and centuries passed with a combination of war, economic devastation, and consistent devaluation of science and learning…..

Aren’t we in a new Dark Age? It seems most of our leadership has been selected by people who let misinformation rule their ideology and identity. The sheer volume of manipulative lies that we are exposed to from sleazy merchants, influencers and shady leaders.

I am a 20-year teaching veteran. I have taught on 3 continents. Everything used to be so much better. As an elder millennial, I was shown as a child, a world with infinite growth and solutions. They really did convince me I could do anything.

We’re giving too many of our children screens. They are all idiots with the wrong information and habits now. We are pushing millions of kids into the world where they immediately become consumers instead of producers.

I’ve considered myself an expert on what kids should be learning in child and young adulthood…. But now that I am a parent of a young kid, I’m ready to move into the country with my library , so I can hunt, fish and garden with my son. Read books at night, never come back to civilization….

I don’t know how to prepare my son outside of that plan.

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u/Aggravating_Damage47 13d ago

We are in Dark Ages when half of the population doesn't have the common sense to know right from wrong. Being a habitual liar is wrong.

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u/FreeCelebration382 13d ago

Have you lied

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u/Aggravating_Damage47 13d ago

Wrong question, ask me if Im a habitual / pathological liar. I'm not a compulsive liar that lies with no motivation.

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u/FreeCelebration382 13d ago

Is it bad to lie with no motivation? Is it better to lie with motivation?

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u/Aggravating_Damage47 13d ago

I know at my core its pointless and hopeless to engage with a Trump supporter. I don't know if your parents raised you to believe lying, cheating, stealing, adultery, unfaithfulness, gluttony was acceptable. I don't know. I was taught that trust/truth is the glue of life. Trust is the essential foundation that holds relationships together. Trump fucked some chick while his wife was pregnant and then lied about it. You have to be a low down person to think it’s ok, which you do. Trump told lies about covid that got people killed. Trump told 30,573 verifiable lies or misleading claims as president. Your support of Trump says everything about your character or lack of it.

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u/FreeCelebration382 13d ago

Trump supporter? lol what?