Wars, storms, diseases, mass exodus of refugees - All the same, eh?

[A_Son_of_God]

In my lifetime things have changed drastically. Of the more notable items, I put the above. Yet, I still hear people saying things have always been this way.

What do you think? Have they? And why do you think so?

 

[LadyOnArooftop]

Things have always been the same and most likely always will be... Man will always want to wage war. Storms? Where i'm sitting now, 1000's of years ago the ice was a half a mile high and in the future there'll be another Ice Age. As for diseases... i'm sure man will create some new ones. Refugees? people will always want to move to where the grass is greener.
I was reading a book the other day about ancient Rome (I need to get out more) I was surprised to read that the city was plagued by gangs of thugs. In a 1000 years time there will still be gangs, because wherever there are poor people you will get gangs, and there will always be poor people. Depressing, isn't it?

 

[Moriarty]

It's always been this way.

The internet and modern communication technology allows news to travel fast, so it seems like the world is falling apart.

It's nothing new.

As for Lady and her gang of thugs in Rome, you know they used to grow grapes in Scotland.
Global warming ftw.

 

[Blankgeneration]

 

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[ladymuck]

In the past, those in power were able to do exactly as they pleased. Now they have the general public and voters to answer to. One thing which has changed very dramatically is punishment. Many died horrific deaths because they dared to oppose their leaders. European countries were ruled by the Catholic church. Henry V111th brought about the equivalent of Brexit and severed the ties with Rome.

 

[breakwake_]

People dying and suffering for the benefit of a few, it's mostly always been the way. Not always the same places or the same people involved, not always the same reasons behind the dying or suffering.

 

[NickUK]

2023 may have been the hottest year in 125,000 years
"Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, said that a combination of its data and that of the UN suggested 2023 may be "warmer than anything that the planet has seen for 125,000 years"
Somethings definitely changing...

 

[Moriarty]

2023 may have been the hottest year in 125,000 years
"Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, said that a combination of its data and that of the UN suggested 2023 may be "warmer than anything that the planet has seen for 125,000 years"
Somethings definitely changing...

Yeah the way they look at recorded history.
It gets "Adjusted" every few years.