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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 6677587" data-attributes="member: 59082"><p>Maybe each edition cycle has a Golden Age - usually the first few years, then with a gradual decline and then a resurgence and new Golden Age with a new edition.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>We run into problems when we think in terms of "matching" previous eras. Prior ages will never be matched, which is why I said "a new" Golden Age rather than a return to "the" Golden Age. Each one will be different.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Again, "a" not "the." Perhaps it is most natural for us to think in terms of "the" - we think linearly in the modern West, because of the two influences of Abrahamic religion and evolutionary science - both have an overall linear, directional perspective on time. </p><p></p><p>But what if we think cyclically? Or even integrate the two, and think in terms of spirals? Both the ancient Greeks, primarily through Hesiod, and Hindu culture posited a four-age cycle of gold/satya, silver/treta, bronze/dwapara, and iron/kali. These four ages were a descent and a decline, but some variants saw it as a cycle where after the iron/dark age, there is either a return to the gold/satya age or an ascent back up through the ages, sort of like spring coming after winter. </p><p></p><p>So what if each edition has four ages, like so:</p><p>Golden/Satya - the early years, initial growth and excitement.</p><p>Silver/Treta - the middle years, or plateau phase. In a way this is the "full flowering" of the edition before obvious decline, but it doesn't quite have that initial life. First glimmers of what will eventually become decline.</p><p>Bronze/Dwapara - the late years, or decline. The edition is still going, but it is starting to encounter problems. This is generally where bloat is in full effect.</p><p>Iron/Kali - the collapse and end of the edition, and gap between editions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 6677587, member: 59082"] Maybe each edition cycle has a Golden Age - usually the first few years, then with a gradual decline and then a resurgence and new Golden Age with a new edition. We run into problems when we think in terms of "matching" previous eras. Prior ages will never be matched, which is why I said "a new" Golden Age rather than a return to "the" Golden Age. Each one will be different. Again, "a" not "the." Perhaps it is most natural for us to think in terms of "the" - we think linearly in the modern West, because of the two influences of Abrahamic religion and evolutionary science - both have an overall linear, directional perspective on time. But what if we think cyclically? Or even integrate the two, and think in terms of spirals? Both the ancient Greeks, primarily through Hesiod, and Hindu culture posited a four-age cycle of gold/satya, silver/treta, bronze/dwapara, and iron/kali. These four ages were a descent and a decline, but some variants saw it as a cycle where after the iron/dark age, there is either a return to the gold/satya age or an ascent back up through the ages, sort of like spring coming after winter. So what if each edition has four ages, like so: Golden/Satya - the early years, initial growth and excitement. Silver/Treta - the middle years, or plateau phase. In a way this is the "full flowering" of the edition before obvious decline, but it doesn't quite have that initial life. First glimmers of what will eventually become decline. Bronze/Dwapara - the late years, or decline. The edition is still going, but it is starting to encounter problems. This is generally where bloat is in full effect. Iron/Kali - the collapse and end of the edition, and gap between editions. [/QUOTE]
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