I don't think any of the generations born pre-2012 will reject Progress as a whole en masse, even if they create new sects and redefine it. Individuals who do will remain a distinct minority. I do wonder if a significant percentage of generation alpha (born after 2012) will end up rebelling against it the same way the hippies rebelled against conservative Christianity. If so, it would be at least another ten years before it was any significant force in society.
When Progress loses its grip on society, I suspect it won't be because people are convinced otherwise by events but because it will have lost its appeal. At some point, younger generations will start to see Progress as a burden, an impediment to the lives they're seeking, and ditching it will be seen as liberating, as the hippies felt about conservative Christianity.
Or, since progress has been redefined so often in the past, it could end up being redefined again to adapt to the future. Being more efficient with energy could be redefined as Progress, and it could go out with a whimper as other belief systems become more important to people.
Back to the more immediate issue of the likely splintering of the faith of Progress and disassociation from Globocap, I'm hopeful that will leave more room for other belief systems including those separate from faith in Progress altogether. On the negative side though, sectarian conflict is likely that could be hard to avoid being caught up in.
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Re: The Decline of the Religion of Progress - Will We See a Modern-Day Martin Luther?
Date: 2022-01-19 10:48 pm (UTC)When Progress loses its grip on society, I suspect it won't be because people are convinced otherwise by events but because it will have lost its appeal. At some point, younger generations will start to see Progress as a burden, an impediment to the lives they're seeking, and ditching it will be seen as liberating, as the hippies felt about conservative Christianity.
Or, since progress has been redefined so often in the past, it could end up being redefined again to adapt to the future. Being more efficient with energy could be redefined as Progress, and it could go out with a whimper as other belief systems become more important to people.
Back to the more immediate issue of the likely splintering of the faith of Progress and disassociation from Globocap, I'm hopeful that will leave more room for other belief systems including those separate from faith in Progress altogether. On the negative side though, sectarian conflict is likely that could be hard to avoid being caught up in.