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World History

bucolic_frolic

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2. Humanism has been rolling along since the 1500s or 1972, depends on your metrics

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Sun Apr 19, 2026, 08:08 AM

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Wealthy elites are not operating in the struggle for survival and competition for resources that consume most of the world's time.

I didn't watch this lecture, don't have an hour to burn on it, but the concept is laughable in my view. More paternalistic hot air so they can pat themselves on the back.

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