A civilization further back in time is younger, not older. The current civilization is always the senior, because the present enjoys a longer history than the past.
I almost yelled out when I read this. Somehow this never occurred to me(!), which in retrospect is sort of like having it never occur to you that the sun might be bright. I guess the “venerable ancestors” meme is pretty deeply ingrained, wow.
I almost yelled out when I read this. Somehow this never occurred to me(!), which in retrospect is sort of like having it never occur to you that the sun might be bright. I guess the “venerable ancestors” meme is pretty deeply ingrained, wow.