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[–]emptiedriver 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It won't be the right side of history because it's right, it'll be the right side of history because it's history: that is, whichever side dominates will become the way future people think, and then those who didn't agree will be looked back on as ignoramuses. But it could always change again - there are ancient ways of thinking that people look back on as naive or stupid, that are later rediscovered as wise or insightful...

Does history mostly bend toward justice - will the majority mostly choose the best way forward? That's a very complex issue, and with concerns about technology & ecological issues, it seems like there is a lot to argue against. I think of trans gender right next to trans human issues, and it all seems like a risk area.

Do I ever wonder if I'm wrong? Absolutely. I also worry there isn't much I can do to stop inevitable moves even if I'm still a kind of luddite at heart. That's why my biggest interest is to simply be able to have conversations and discuss the repercussions of some things done. I would rather the world doesn't just change while the majority of the population don't even realize what's happening.