05-05-2015, 04:22 AM
My hypothesis, after long observation, is that we are starting to see the effects of Future Shock. There are large segments of the older population that could never see the need or use for mathematics, science and technology during their youth and chose to pursue old ways that seemed to be better, like organic farming. This wallowing in nostalgia, looking to the past as better times, is growing.
For Hawaii, it may be true, the pre-contact Hawaii seems idyllic and it probably was. The problem is there is no practical way to reset the Earth time machine to 1780. This is the delusion of the more radical Hawaiian kingdom supporters, they think if a kingdom is restored, the Hawaii of 1780 will be restored. This delusional thinking is just another symptom of Future Shock. The best thing that could happen is if the kingdom promoters would sit down and do a reality check, facing the fact it is 2015 and thinking like adults about how to move forward.
The nostalgia narcotic is understandable. There are photos and paintings from the 1800's that show what Hawaii once was and it was incredible. We should try to restore as much as possible, yet somehow deal with the reality that the human population is going to keep increasing at a geometric rate.
Waikiki beach in 1920
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2uei2HPlE9s/Uh...e+(19).jpg
"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"
For Hawaii, it may be true, the pre-contact Hawaii seems idyllic and it probably was. The problem is there is no practical way to reset the Earth time machine to 1780. This is the delusion of the more radical Hawaiian kingdom supporters, they think if a kingdom is restored, the Hawaii of 1780 will be restored. This delusional thinking is just another symptom of Future Shock. The best thing that could happen is if the kingdom promoters would sit down and do a reality check, facing the fact it is 2015 and thinking like adults about how to move forward.
The nostalgia narcotic is understandable. There are photos and paintings from the 1800's that show what Hawaii once was and it was incredible. We should try to restore as much as possible, yet somehow deal with the reality that the human population is going to keep increasing at a geometric rate.
Waikiki beach in 1920
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2uei2HPlE9s/Uh...e+(19).jpg
"Aloha also means goodbye. Aloha!"
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*