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There’s a lot of hype and propaganda these days about how progress and change are such positive forces for mankind — the COVID vaccine was invented and disseminated in record time, saving millions of lives — and books and pundits are celebrating humanity’s triumphant march into the future.

I don’t win any popularity contests with friends or on Facebook when I not-so-respectfully dissent fromas a term of ignominy — a description I actually love.

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