Elliott Pittam's Solo Show: A Reflection on Humanity's Cyclical Nature Through History
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Evan Pricco
Summary
A reflective essay exploring how human emotions and behavioral patterns remain cyclical despite technological progress. Drawing on historical parallels from the plague to World War II to present-day grief, the piece argues that we are not as evolved as we imagine — we repeat patterns shaped centuries ago. Technology races forward, but humans remain fundamentally unchanged, still reckoning with the same stories and instincts as our ancestors.
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Twitter / XElliott Pittam's Solo Show: A Reflection on Humanity's Cyclical Nature Through Historythe-unibrow.comKey quotes
· 4 pulledTo be a student of history is an exhausting practice, because you are really just assessing the present moment through the lens of those who came before.
Humans carry emotions and instincts shaped centuries ago — we grieved through the plague, we grieved through World War II, and we grieve today — and so we repeat patterns we cannot entirely escape.
History repeats; we are cyclical creatures, thought to be evolving but probably far less than we imagine.
Yes, technology races forward at a post‑human pace, but we remain beings reckoning with our own stories: the sons and daughters of a...
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