The most important fact we should be aware of in today's world - is that it has failed. Once we have recognized that, we can understand much of what is going on.
This, however, is impossible! The process of failing, has gone on so long, and been so thorough - we can no longer recognize what is going on around us.
The crucial difference was Television - that captured the minds of people everywhere. I stopped watching it, because I could see it was having too much of an effect on me. But most people still watch it - and depend on it, for much of their information.
It created an alternative reality - that seemed much better than the real one. And, as a result, people have rejected the Scientific reality that made affluence possible, for much of the world.
TV was followed by the Computer - but the two technologies (that are entirely different) have been confused in the minds of most people.
Even Computer people, have not taken into account, the effects of TV, on the world they have inherited. I refer you to Cory Doctorow on the fight for a configurable and free internet. This is an excellent discussion - but concentrates on the Computer world, and not the TV world that surrounds it.
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