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The Year That Made Us Modern | Andrew Wilson

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The Challenge of Forgetfulness in the Modern Age

This chapter explores the tendency of Western culture to focus on the future and disregard the importance of remembering history. The speaker emphasizes the significance of ancestral wisdom and the need to learn from the past, while discussing the ways in which modern Western people are unique historically.

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