well Johned, everything that can be measured or timed has progressed, so the stuff that cant be measured and are only compared by our memories, i would like to think have progressed...
i remember as a boy going home from school an old family friend was waiting at the bus stop, where are you going he asked and when i told him 'home' he went crackers at me, his face was crimson with anger, that i was catching the bus for a bare two mile trip, he said i should be saving the tuppence and walking it home, i never argued nor pointed out that he was doing the self same journey, [he had fought in the trenches with my grandfather] lol what licence that gave him i know not, but i let him rant and got on the bus behind him, but as he went inside i went upstairs...lol
but reading what we write i can see a resemblance to the way he thought reprinted on this forum... i'm sure you can remember the old soldiers when you were a recruit.."thank god theres not a war, just imagine this lot defending the nation"..... but you did... didnt you?