"The opposition between modern civilisations and traditional ones may be summarised as follows: modern civilisations devour space, whereas traditional civilisations devoured time."
That is a phenomenal insight, incredible to think of the expanse of time (and tribulations) which societies of rich cultural traditions have endured ...where as now at its zenith modern civilization begins to buckle after having asserted itself for perhaps only a single century.. and even then was most of the time leeching off the life blood of Catholic energy.
It will leave nothing enduring for any future generations and only wastes time as it has noting to build
"The opposition between modern civilisations and traditional ones may be summarised as follows: modern civilisations devour space, whereas traditional civilisations devoured time."
That is a phenomenal insight, incredible to think of the expanse of time (and tribulations) which societies of rich cultural traditions have endured ...where as now at its zenith modern civilization begins to buckle after having asserted itself for perhaps only a single century.. and even then was most of the time leeching off the life blood of Catholic energy.
It will leave nothing enduring for any future generations and only wastes time as it has noting to build
Nice piece. Have you read Nemesis by C A Bond? It talks a lot about the centralising power and the High-Low vs Middle mechanism that you describe.