>>3979704>>3980741If it makes you feel any better, you aren't missing out on anything. Life was never good and never will be. The roots of evil (greed, hatred, envy, etc;) are inseparable from human nature - indeed, one might say that they ARE human nature. There's a reason why mythical figures who are said to have ascended from the cycle of destruction are treated as being not so much human as outright divine.
Anywho, history is just a rerun of itself and what's on right now is Fall of the Roman Empire 2: Electric Boogaloo. It's been a while since I've seen this one but I think this is the one where the civilized nations get complacent due to their success and get destroyed by the many barbarians they had previously kicked to the curb during their rise to the top. Hilarity and 2000 years of stagnation, feudalism, and serfdom ensue and running water is the first thing to go.