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People Explain What They Believe Is Currently Holding Civilization Back
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What is up with civilization?

If it seems like the news is depressing you all the time, that's okay. You are not alone. Thanks to so much access to information, we always know about the horrible things that are happening around the world at any given time.

As you can imagine, this has given people plenty of time to consider the root causes of so much civil strife.

People shared their thoughts after Redditor Tedsthebest11 asked the online community,

"What do you think is currently holding civilization back?"
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People Share Which Things They Think Should Have Been Invented By Now

How in the world are we this far behind?!?!

After a decade of the hit show "Shark Tank" you'd think that there would be nothing left to invent. How could there possibly be anything we haven't realized we're missing? We're already the laziest generation of record, what more could there be? Apparently there are a multitude of visions and ideas just waiting to materialize. So maybe we need to stop thinking and get on it. Science and innovation waits for no man.

Redditor stephen_d wanted to discuss what special projects are long overdue for civilization by asking....

What should have been invented by now?
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We really should pay closer attention in History class, or at the very least, every once and awhile we should watch a program on the History channel. At first glance the past merely seems like a boring, overstuffed cavalcade of useless information. But when you look closer you realize the past is a fascinating onslaught of entertaining tales and shocking facts. There are some things you learn when you dig a little deeper that will leave you gobsmacked.

Redditor pygmypuffonacid wanted to compare notes about what we all know when it comes to history by asking...

What is your favorite random historical fact?
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