back to pre-history

one consequence of the current news is that I cannot deal with the news. I follow them. I watch the Daily Show, listen to Pod Save America and such, read some. But more and more I find my refuge in the ancient history.

It is not that it is not related - it is related in the sense that people were always people, even many thousands year ago in the societies we hardly know anything about.

But, their stories - they are all post-apocalyptic, and therefore both tragic and hopeful. Their cultures are dead and forgotten, but the humanity lives on and keeps making mistakes. So there is a chance archeologists from ten thousands years in the future would be puzzling about us. And they are going to be our descendants who survived to make better choices.

Also, it seems that history and archeology experience a burst of new discoveries due to all the new technologies (yes, including AI), and it is very exciting to read about cool science stuff.

Also, Nolan's "The Odyssey" seems can't come at a better time. I am genuinely excited and curious to see what he does with the story. (and all the screams about lack of authenticity and not-beautiful enough Helen are ridiculous)