The Present Has Always Moved Fast

Historian Ada Palmer recently blew my mind with the idea that history has always moved quickly, and that the idea that change has accelerated in modernity (which is taught in both history books and games such as Civilization) is a lie. My initial reaction was the same as Dwarkesh Patel s (the interviewer), which was to [ ] The post The Present Has Always Moved Fast appeared first on J.D. Moyer .