Civilized to Death: The Price of Progress (eBook) by Christopher Ryan $2.99

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lower () than the regular price ofMost of us have instinctive evidence the world is ending—balmy December days, face-to-face conversation replaced with heads-to-screens zomboidism, a world at constant war, a political system in disarray. We hear some myths and lies so frequently that they feel like truths: Civilization is humankind's greatest accomplishment. Progress is undeniable. Count your blessings. You're lucky to be alive here and now. Well, maybe we are and maybe we aren't.counters the idea that progress is inherently good, arguing that the "progress" defining our age is analogous to an advancing disease.Prehistoric life, of course, was not without serious disadvantages. Many babies died in infancy. A broken bone, infected wound, snakebite, or difficult pregnancy could be life-threatening. But ultimately, Christopher Ryan questions, were these pre-civilized dangers more murderous than modern scourges, such as car accidents, cancers, cardiovascular disease, and a technologically prolonged dying process?"will make you see our so-called progress in a whole new light" () and adds to the timely conversation that "the way we have been living is no longer sustainable, at least as long as we want to the earth to outlive us" (). Ryan makes the claim that we should start looking backwards to find our way into a better future."Incredible . . . timely . . . clarifying." —Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter"Entertaining and provocative." —"This is not just a book, it's a revolution." —Neil Strauss,–bestselling author of