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Why We Need To Read Pre-Information Age Authors, Right Now
In The Midst Of Crisis We Something Good To Chew On
We need people who understand how to get through tough times, with little resources, and come out strong. We need people who have a lot of meat for us to chew on. We are used to everyday writing, like this, and in times of uncertainty we need something that will get in and mull around a while. An idea to think on. Something we haven’t thought about before. We need a bone to gnaw on. Authors who wrote before the introduction of viral news, and the information feed, are people who have some meaty ideas, thoughts, theology, philosophy, and depth, that we need when we don’t know what to hold onto.
We need to read pre-information age because authors say things like….
“But unscrupulous ambition has nothing to work upon save in a nation corrupted by avarice and luxury. Moreover, a people becomes avaricious and luxurious by prosperity.”
Because they give us a view of life prior to the Internet.
It can be helpful to see how people lived before the world was connected. When they didn’t have a place to ask all the…
