How Far Has Our Society Declined?

A story highlighted by Peter Grant here caused me suddenly to grok how deep into decline we have drifted.

This study he brings to our attention come with a pinkish hue to it. That is because it equates cleaning up badly affected sections of our world in only monetary terms. The once still vibrant society understands there is far more unpaid interpersonal involvement required, and that its value is priceless.

Sadly, what is now deemed as priceless in the current advanced state of our civilization has been relegated mostly as oddities in a commercial tagline.

Because of that pricelessness, our state of decline is very difficult to quantify.

Better to understand how far we've declined is to see that it is quality and not a quantity that has been lost. That loss was of something very dear.

I mourn the loss.

The ones who celebrate have earned but have yet to collect their reward.