Modern humans have fully normalized advancing degradation, to the extent that the mortality of a helpless humanity is visible on the horizon.  Normalized perpetual conflict gives way to Escapism–pleasure seeking and pain avoidance.  Humans are built to quantify and evolve, not to dissociate from pain.  Unnatural behavior cannot persist.

Normalization is the child of helplessness.  The sum of normalization – simply looking the other way –  disallows the quantification of advancing human degradation.

At Noēsis, we’ve seen quite enough.  Where do we draw the line?  Where does normalization end and quantification begin?  If a frightened humanity views itself as a helpless child, we will forgive ourselves that very day.  We will then preserve what we’ve forgiven.