This pretty much sums up the state of things. The entire past has now been labeled as “the dark ages”, from which we’ve just recently crawled.

Everything an old person says is instantly ignored and “handled” by formulaic responses invoking the pure evil that is all things past.

Want to discuss poetry? Don’t forget our emergence from the oppression of the past.

Want to discuss recipes for chocolate chip cookies? Don’t forget our emergence from the oppression of the past.

Oh were you talking about old cars? Don’t forget our ongoing emergence from the oppression of the past.

It’s a broken record posing as a heroic worldview.