Modernization May Be Irreversible, But Ruliness Is Not - Deepstash

Modernization May Be Irreversible, But Ruliness Is Not

But such islands have also existed in the past, albeit on a smaller scale, and all are precarious, whenever and wherever they emerge. Modernization may be irreversible, but ruliness is not. No one who survived the pandemic years of 2020-21 needs to be reminded that life is uncertain. Everything was normal, running smoothly along the tracks laid down by modern life, until suddenly it wasn’t. Life-as-we-knew-it, a life of predictable routines, reliable expectations and planning that stretched months and years into the future – all that ended abruptly in the early months of 2020.

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In Defense Of Discretion

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