"The things that I loved were very frail."
Relatedly, the start of a Twitter thread:
We hugely underestimate the utter fragility of modernity.
— Farooq Butt (@fmbutt) December 30, 2017
Many times in history, we've turned the clock back to a much tougher & rougher past.
For centuries after Rome fell, Europeans couldn't even dream of things like hot piped water, luxurious baths & central heating.
The thread is worth reading in it's entirety, as is his reply to another who makes an observation on tribalism's impact.