Well what exactly do you loathe about it? Is there anything you like about it? (Medicine is pretty swell). — DingoJones

It seems to me that everything that actually gives us, say tranquility, are hampered by the modern era's way of life - socially if nothing else. Take community as an example: we have all been taught to include and in general be inclusive, which sounds perfectly humane and natural. After all, we are herd animals, and herd animals are meant to live in the herd. Yet people are lonelier than ever. In a very paradoxical way, everything becomes nothing.

I am aware that it sounds kind of ridiculous, given that there certainly are plenty of people having the time of their life living with close friends and everything (in modern society). I understand that. But surely there is a widespread alienation and loneliness that would not be in the state of nature? Just think about what we are doing right here, on this forum! I would rather have these discussions with real faces, wouldn’t you?

As far as medicine is concerned I often land in similarly themed conclusions, which I sometimes feel ashamed of. The thinking goes like this: modern medicine has severely inhibited natural selection, and consequently more and more of us will live tormented lives plagued by diseases and defects. The whole thing is really a veritable nightmare. As a human being able to empathize, I don't want anyone to die prematurely, but it's hard to deny that humanity is degenerating.