Thursday Thoughts ~~ What about…?

A quick review of History:

First there was the Stone Age.  Hobbes said it all.  "Life was nasty, brutish, and short."  It wasn’t much fun.

Then came the age of the Early Civilizations.  This was more fun, if you were one of the folks at the top of the heap.

Next came Rome.  Huge Empire.  Big Wars.  Couldn’t keep it together.  Fell apart.

The Dark Ages:  No fun at all.

The Medieval Age:  Things were getting back together.

Along came the Renaissance.  Wow!  We discovered we had brains.  (And Leonardo drew plans for a bicycle.)

The Renaissance led to the Age of Reason.  Now we had brains and we started to use them!

Next came the Age of Enlightenment.  We have brains, we can use them, and we can use them in an organized fashion!  (The first Velocipedes appear.)

That gave way to the Industrial Revolution.  (Real bicycles are invented.)

The Industrial Revolution led to the Computer Revolution, which brings us to now. 

We’re right in the middle of the Age that R.A. Heinlein called “The Crazy Years.”

I’m thinking we’re in need of a new “Age.”  We need an “Age of Acting Like We’re Not Complete Idiots!”

How would this age be different?  We’d pay attention.  We’d hang up and drive!  We’d quit ganging up on each other, unless it was absolutely necessary.  We’d get our noses out of each other’s business, except in cases of force, fraud, or coercion.  We’d all eat a reasonable amount of good food, and get plenty of exercise.  We’d ride our bikes a lot more.

On that last one, ride your bike more.  Get others to try it too.  I can think of no other activity which is more likely to develop insanity, and cure it at the same time.