Dark ages
Italian scholar Petrarch referred to a certain time period (around 500 to 1000 AD) to be the Dark ages not because many records were lost or that people were submerged in gloom and despair, but because that time was when cultural achievements were least achieved and so did knowledge.
He believed that without knowledge and art, the world would only see darkness.
I wonder what he would think of today's world where there's an abundance of knowledge but so little time to consume it? There is so much to learn and with technology progressing, there are new skills to educate oneself with. Not to mention there are expectations to be adept in every field whether or not one has a knack of it or not.
Super Light ages? Is that what he would have called it?
He believed that without knowledge and art, the world would only see darkness.
I wonder what he would think of today's world where there's an abundance of knowledge but so little time to consume it? There is so much to learn and with technology progressing, there are new skills to educate oneself with. Not to mention there are expectations to be adept in every field whether or not one has a knack of it or not.
Super Light ages? Is that what he would have called it?
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