The phrase “jump the shark” comes from a Happy Days episode where the Fonz jumped a shark on waterskies and describes a moment when something that was once great has reached a point where it will now decline in quality.
When did humanity reach its peak? How about the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989? Or would you give a nod to 2009, when President Obama took office and smart phones became an everyday item, promising to link the entire world in a collective spirit of peace and prosperity? How did that work out?
When did it all start to go downhill, and autocrats reversed the march toward democracy? The war in Ukraine is sooo 20th century. Really, this again? Has history become derivative? All the songs have been sung. All the pictures have been drawn. All the stories have been told. For years, it’s mostly sampling and sequels.
If you think my perspective is West-centric, please show me a place on earth where humanity is taking a great leap forward.
Should we expect this “show,” the story of human history, to be cancelled?
When did humanity reach its peak? How about the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989? Or would you give a nod to 2009, when President Obama took office and smart phones became an everyday item, promising to link the entire world in a collective spirit of peace and prosperity? How did that work out?
When did it all start to go downhill, and autocrats reversed the march toward democracy? The war in Ukraine is sooo 20th century. Really, this again? Has history become derivative? All the songs have been sung. All the pictures have been drawn. All the stories have been told. For years, it’s mostly sampling and sequels.
If you think my perspective is West-centric, please show me a place on earth where humanity is taking a great leap forward.
Should we expect this “show,” the story of human history, to be cancelled?
