I believe “Human Progress” on Earth is finished.
Most of humanity is complacent and unmotivated, lazy and apathetic, throughout the entire world and especially the United States and “Western Culture”. Surely the poor people of the world want to enjoy such luxuries and immerse themselves into ‘rich’ urban environments – however this occurs more and more as time passes via immigration and forced-immigration policies (to appeal to “Social Justice”). Technology has raised the lowest of the low. Even those in Africa are now quickly receiving Western technologies and comforts that they did not have before.
The result of all this Excess was a worldwide Boon of art, entertainment, culture, and industry from 1960 to 2010. However, since 2010, these progressions have ‘plateaued’ and stagnated. Across the world, a lull has occurred of cultural progress. Movies, television shows, entertainment are all repackaged and “rebooted”. The glory of the last generations is regurgitated for the new generations. Yet, nothing ‘new’ is produced. This falling-off has coincided with political tumult in the United States, an uneasiness and anxiousness reflected throughout the political and cultural sphere.
Perhaps the only area that has continued to progress unabated, are The Sciences, embodied foremost by Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos.
An age and era of Space Exploration, Colonization, and Settlement is nearer everyday. This is a prospect of much promise, hope, and inspiration. Humanity has much to look forward to in this area, but much less, across the globe in areas which most have found their routine and habitual pleasures. Quite frankly, I feel that humanity has become bored with itself. Struggle and sacrifice has become yet another Consumer Artifice. It appears to be a struggle more for meaning and purpose than anything else. Even the political battles (like in the United States) are essentially superficial; they’re fake. This is because Institutionalization is relentless. The Western Hemisphere has thoroughly endured a Post-Colonial phase, and so, the Anglican establishment in Western nations seeps deeper into the group. This represents the political-Left versus political-Right battles of the recent decade. Yet, despite the grandiose promises, nothing changes, and the ‘Establishment’ remains unabated.
The focus should be removed from Mass Media, and back onto the pursuit for Sciences, Technology, and Exploration.
Otherwise, what “future” does Humanity have, or could even want, except endless political squabbles over bread crumbs… crumbs which Socialists promise to soon monopolize across the world? Is that really what you or those you know want for themselves? I do not believe so. I believe Humanity wants and desires something much more meaningful and purposeful. Thus, politics is not enough for “progress”.
Higher ideals are required. For Culture to ascend, so too must Humanity, into the Heavens.