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The Unrestrained Demon Of Progress
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5 days ago 18.1K views 0 shares
The Unrestrained Demon Of Progress
History really does repeat itself! In 1889, people were losing their minds over electricity being the "unrestrained demon" that would electrocute us all in our sleep. Fast forward to today, and it's the same hysteria with nuclear power—just swap the skull-headed lightbulb for a glowing green barrel. The Victorian panic depicted here is hilariously dramatic—people running for their lives from... *checks notes*... convenient indoor lighting. Meanwhile, we're sitting here reading this on devices powered by the very "demon" they feared would destroy civilization. Turns out fear of new technology is the most renewable resource we've ever discovered. Give it another century and our great-grandkids will be laughing at us freaking out about whatever terrifying innovation they take completely for granted.

The Endless Cycle Of Sociotechnological Innovation Goes Brrrrrrt
Psychology Evolution Tech
29 days ago 17.8K views 0 shares
The Endless Cycle Of Sociotechnological Innovation Goes Brrrrrrt
First we hate change, then we devour it, and finally we become enlightened by it. The meme brilliantly captures how humans initially reject new paradigms ("Get that out of my face!"), then cautiously try them ("chomp"), eventually consume them fully, and finally transcend through them into a higher state of consciousness. It's the perfect representation of how society processes innovation - from smartphones to AI to TikTok dances. We resist, we nibble, we gobble, we evolve. The "chicken thoughts" watermark is just *chef's kiss* ironic given we're watching the literal evolution of thought happening in bird form.

The Future We Imagined Vs. The Arguments We Got
Conspiracy Science Earth-science Tech
5 months ago 14.2K views 0 shares
The Future We Imagined Vs. The Arguments We Got
Remember when we thought 2025 would be all flying cars and robot butlers? Instead we're still explaining that the Earth is round to people screaming "SOURCE?" at basic scientific facts! 🌎 The contrast between our childhood sci-fi dreams and the reality of defending 2000+ year old knowledge is painfully hilarious. Eratosthenes calculated Earth's circumference in 240 BCE with a stick and shadow, but somehow we've regressed to demanding YouTube links as proof!