2023-09-24 12:17:44
The interesting video I propose describes how a team of researchers are exploring little-known pages of human history through documentaries.
In particular, the host, Robert, tries to unravel the mystery of the rapid technological progress that occurred at the beginning of the 20th century and then stopped. He wonders who or what has held back this progress.
He then goes on to examine the 19th century and how scientific and technological progress changed society, especially through the introduction of city lighting. A painting of the coronation of Alexander I is mentioned, showing a stunning illumination of the Kremlin, and there is speculation about the use of mercury in the lighting technology of the time.
The narrator also discusses electric streetcars and other technological innovations of the time, suggesting that there may have been several contemporary technologies, including electric motors powered by “etheric” generators. Questions are raised about why some of these technologies have disappeared or have not seen widespread success.
The video also mentions General Motors’ campaign to destroy electric streetcars and promote the use of cars, highlighting the role of capital in shaping the future of urban transport.
Then, the narrator highlights a cyclicality of events that seem to repeat every 100 years, such as epidemics, wars and social changes, and suggests that this could be linked to the slowdown of technological progress.
Overall, the video explores the possibility that advanced technologies were available in the past, but for some reason were not adopted or disappearedleaving room for questions and speculation about the direction the company might have taken if things had gone differently.
Contrast between science and science
Many of the dynamics we are currently observing also find correspondences in episodes of the past. Here is the fundamental step, which I transcribe verbatim because I think it is important to underline:
“Studying 19th century photographs, one cannot help but conclude that humanity has taken a wrong path or has been deviated. The World Exhibitions of the 19th century were the brightest event of that era and had a strong influence on the technological and cultural development of society. Such exhibitions began to be organized in 1851; their goal was to unite humanity in pursuit of the peace of creation and a progressive future. At that time, it seemed that in a hundred years man would master other planets and be able to fly to distant stars and galaxies. But we see it today, we have traveled to distant stars. What went wrong? Let’s find out together.
Since the second half of the 19th century, in Europe, in the wake of liberalism, we are witnessing a rapid numerical growth of intellectuals. The competition for a place in the sun intensifies among them. The revolutionary fervor of ambitious and unscrupulous young scientists, intoxicated by the speed of their research and the desire to become famous at any cost, paralyzed not only representatives of the responsible and honest circle of scientists, but also the entire scientific community.
Thus, at the beginning of the twentieth century, instead of the method of persuasion, the method of total suppression of one’s opponents through mental, physical and moral violence towards them burst into fashion in scientific debates.
As a result, the so-called enlightened intelligence actually violently changed the true scientific direction into rabid relativism, giving science the form of general relativity theory, or rather, scientific cynicism. All this is in the best tradition of the consumer society format. Relativism, from the Latin “relativos” relative, is a philosophical doctrine that states that all knowledge is relative and that there is no absolute truth, but only truths in which a particular person or culture believes. It is the opinion that everything is the subjective result of various conventions and evaluation systems. What is true and what is false? What is right and what is wrong? Reasoning standards and justification procedures are also subjective, and their importance is limited by the context that produced them. A synonym for the word “relativism” is “relativity”.”
The ether
In the video about the “ether” it explains why the studies of this branch of science came to an abrupt halt.
According to what is reported in the documentary, the young physicist Albert Einstein, a Swiss citizen employed in a patent office, emerged in the scientific world with an unprecedented fame for a man of science of the time. Despite this, his youth did not portend his genius. He had difficulty communicating with others, was unsuccessful in school and hated being touched. Some scholars argue that his genius may have stemmed from autistic traits.
Einstein did not create his own scientific school, did not lecture students and had no postgraduate students. Working at the patent office in Bern, he accumulated and used advanced knowledge from other scientists to create his special theory of relativity in 1905, drawing on the basic ideas of physicists such as Poincaré and the mathematical apparatus from Lorentz.
He made no reference to others in his work, presenting others’ discoveries as his own. Einstein became a central figure through targeted investments and promotions. In 1905, he stated that the aether did not exist and presented his theory of relativity.
Einstein’s followers dominated science, fiercely rejecting experiments that challenged the theory of relativity. A targeted destruction of the aether theory began due to a secret conspiracy of world industrialists and tycoons. A series of figures was promoted worldwide, replacing notions about the aether and taking physics in another research direction.
Einstein began to outline the theory of relativity, influencing the scientific world and presenting his works as independent theories. Scientists were pitted against each other, preventing them from reaching a consensus. In 1920, at the congress of the Union of German Naturalists and Doctors, the concept of ether in science was officially abolished.
Sabotage of science that explores all possibilities
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