Dinge, die vor 100 Jahren normal waren, die jetzt seltsam sind

Der Mensch ist eine sich ständig entwickelnde Spezies. Einmal trugen wir Speere und schufen fantastische Kunstwerke an den Wänden französischer Höhlen. Heute tragen wir Smartphones und fahren über die Dinge, weil wir nie schauen, wohin wir gehen. Ja, die menschliche Spezies wird immer besser.


Seit der Industriellen Revolution haben sich die Dinge in einem so blindlings schnellen Tempo verändert, dass wir manchmal vergessen, wie seltsam die Welt früher war. (Weil es gar nicht mehr seltsam ist, oder?) Dinge, die früher alltäglich waren, scheinen heute seltsam oder sogar bizarr zu sein, obwohl es wahrscheinlich auch wahr ist, dass Menschen, die vor 100 Jahren gelebt haben, denken würden, dass die Dinge, die wir tun, ziemlich seltsam und bizarr sind. Leider haben wir keine Möglichkeit, tatsächlich ein Persona-YouTube-Video von jemandem zu zeigen, der einen Tide Pod isst. Aber wir können zumindest unsere eigene Sorge über die seltsamen und bizarren Gewohnheiten unserer jüngsten Vorfahren genießen, vor allem, weil es okay ist, sich über Menschen lustig zu machen, die seit Jahrzehnten tot sind.

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