The problem is not modernity. The problem is that humanity is struggling to adapt to modernity.
I do not have an issue with the 21st century, technology, science, AI, or the current direction of civilization.
In many ways, I welcome it. We have access to more information, more tools, more opportunity, and more potential than almost any generation before us.
But the infrastructure is evolving faster than the culture.
Our technology is advanced, but our social behavior often is not.
Our tools are powerful, but many people are still trapped in immaturity, tribalism, bad faith, trolling, fear, etc.
That creates a strange contradiction: we live in a highly advanced world, but too often we act like we are not mature enough to handle it.
That does not mean ordinary people are the enemy. People are allowed to learn, explore, grow, make mistakes, and figure life out.
That is part of being human. I have no issue with good people trying to understand themselves and the world.
My concern is with destructive patterns: bad actors, toxic cultures, manipulation, cruelty, anti-intellectualism, and systems that reward chaos over maturity.
The answer is not to go backward. Nostalgia will not save us. Rejecting progress will not make society better.
The answer is reform.
We need better culture, better education, better politics, better social standards, and better ways of using technology.
AI, science, and innovation can help us build a more civilized world, but only if we pair them with wisdom, responsibility, and human maturity.
The future should not just be more advanced.
It should be more civilized.
The future is not the problem.
The problem is whether humanity can mature fast enough to handle the future.