What Will They Think Of Us in 2125? 2525? Part 1

A century or more from now people will look back and laugh at us.

It is not an original idea with me, but it certainly seems likely that when people in the future look back, they will think the stupidest thing we did in the 20th and 21st century was to allow frail human beings to drive two-ton cars at 70 mph.

Other things that will be looked at in wonder will include twice electing a man bent on destroying America.  Allowing guns in the hands of felons, or in the homes of children or depressives. A century from now, I doubt we’ll be losing 200,000 people a year to guns and 42,000 people a year to car accidents. If only I could live to see that, if only I am not shot, killed in a car accident, or hit by a meteor.

That got me thinking of the frightening things we did in the past. What they have in common with cars and guns is that they were best practices at the time.