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I've only realised right now that all during WW2 and WW1 people probably thought they were living in momentous times and the world would change forever afterwards yet they were wrong. In some senses they were right but if you ignore the lives wasted, none of these events changed anything. Humanity just hit the pause button for a few years and then continued as normal.
I'm starting to think that technological progress represents the true progression of history. The worship of Ancient Rome is pretty much a soap opera for posh people to wank over. Woop dee doo, the borders moved about and Julius Caesar changed the borders more than others.
I don't advocate pop sci faggotry but I know you guys will insult me for making this topic even though the entire world and educational system is weighted towards facilitating soap operas.
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>>1436648
WW1 and WW2 advanced sciences and technology so they did make a difference
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>>1436648
You seem to be under the impression that war, conquest (read: money) and scientific progress aren't intimately related.
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I would argue that the moral & social evolution of mankind: How it organizes itself, how it governs itself, its beliefs & perceptions, its values & taboos are more important than 'technological progression'.
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WW2 accelerated technology immensely.
>nuclear energy
>aviation (radio navigation, radar, pressurized cabins, jet power)
>synthetic rubber
>sonar
>microwave technology
>computers
>nylon
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