I hope future generations won’t consider the third decade of the XXI century as the “dark ages.”
My “Dark Ages” post inspired me to write this current text. I wrote there that I hope that, thanks to all my artistic activity (which includes street photography, writing, or preparing subsequent “Diaries'” editions), I will contribute to the fact that the third decade of the XXI century won’t be regarded by posterity as “dark ages.” The truth is that the digitalization and fact that NASA sent the James Webb Space Telescope into space are merely the top of the iceberg with proof that human civilization is on tremendous progress regarding scientific development.
Still, I must confess that I am afraid of a little bit of war. I wrote this current text on the 17th of February, 2022. According to the American and English media, within the last few days, the Russian army was supposed to attack Ukraine in the middle of February 2022. I do not have to mention that Russia and Ukraine are Poland’s neighbors. Moreover, in case of local or regional conflict, there is always a possibility that war will erupt in other countries.
World (nuclear?) wars and global climate change are the two most probable issues that can prevent human civilization’s progress, among others, in science.
Unless people do not hurt each other, both from singular and global points of view, we all will be able to develop our knowledge and passion. Besides global catastrophes like volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, or the probability of hitting Earth by an asteroid, we are the most significant danger for ourselves. Still, I hope that the third decade of the XXI century will be considered one of the most astonishing decades in human civilization’s history. Is it only thanks to my artistic activity? Yes, of course. Still, I have no doubts that in upcoming decades it will be the James Webb Space Telescope’s pictures and data that will open humans’ eyes to many things.
