Materialism Is Endangered as Society’s Collapse Continues

The kind of materialism that was the bedrock of modern civilization that emerged in the 16th century and went on to foster capitalism as its most successful economic offspring, is deeply imperiled and is slowly vanishing in the 21st century. Five hundred years is about as long as any civilization can last.

To take one example of this collapse, let’s  look at the concept of realism as it burst forth so tellingly at the start of that civilization in the art of Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Durer, and c...