Hey, welcome to an actual commentary page on this site. I’ll try to keep it reasonable here, and some of these posts may get lengthy. This page will be a level-headed approach to comments about writing, history, or pretty much any other matter which I feel needs a thoroughly-considered and evidence-based response. Mostly, this is going to be where I keep what (few) non-rant thoughts I decide to make public.
Your Ancestors Were Wrong, But Not Stupid
I don’t know exactly what touched off this train of thought, but I want to address what I view as a common misconception. There is a tendency to look at all of the technology and knowledge which we access at our fingertips today and think of ourselves as smarter than the generations which came before…
