The Victorians believed in progress, and in technology as its handmaiden. They saw their lethal use of machine guns in the conquest of Africa as progress—the spread of European civilization.
The Angle: Broccoli People EditionAdvice for chaos: Our Dahlia Lithwick won a big award and used her speech to talk about the struggle to stay sane while resisting normalization in our weird times. There’s a good parable, and you can read it here.
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