How Modern Life Is Becoming More and More Like Medieval Times
In today’s tumultuous times, life in America and the rest of the world is becoming more and more like life in medieval times, as described in The New American Middle Ages published by Waterside Productions.
There is a short 2-minute introduction to the book on YouTube at https://youtu.be/4U6zbFZLcoc. There is also a popular song: Are We Back to the Middle Ages? on YouTube at https://youtu.be/OkC4RbP7lrM
The book is based on the premise that today’s growing split between rich and poor is like the divide between royalty, nobles, and rich merchants versus the medieval peasants and artisans. The book makes comparisons between the rise of the medieval kingdoms and the battles between the high-tech titans, the division of labor then and now, and the parallels between different institutions and lifestyles. It concludes with some recommendations on what to do about the problem.
Unfortunately, the problems described in the book are growing, reflected in the many crises all over the world — from the growing autocracies and wars to the increasing homelessness and growing violence and protests. Plus the growing inequality in society is becoming a major source of division today, as it was back then, resulting in a growing division reshaping politics. Some of the other parallels today include these:
- The peasant rebellions have parallels with the rebellions we are experiencing all over the world today, and just like the royalty and nobles cracked down on the peasants, so the police and military are cracking down now,
- Today’s pandemic that continues with Covid variants upon variants is like the Black Death that swept through Europe, the UK, Middle East and Asia in the 14th century; Back then, it wiped out about half the population, and much like today, it had the most severe effect on lower income groups.
- There are parallels between the courtiers in the courts in the Middle Ages and the retinues of publicists and advisers around celebrities now.
Yet despite the widespread devastation wrought by the Black Death in the Middle Ages, it prepared the way for the Renaissance which followed because of the many social changes that resulted. This suggests we might similarly experience an inspiring renewal as well as come up with ways to heal the great divisions and conflicts in our society.
I was inspired to research and write the book safter a series of historical documentaries about medieval times in Europe and the Ottoman Empire on Netflix and Amazon Prime. This is a growing category of films, as if we are trying to go back to the past and learn about simpler times, given all the conflict and the complexities in the world today.
Besides writing the book, video, and song about the Middle Ages, I have previously written over 200 books on different topics, and I am a screenplay writer and producer of 15 films in distribution by major distributors.
I have also become especially interested in scams, which have grown alongside the digital revolution, which has contributed the technology and anonymity resulting in even more scams affecting virtually every industry and facet of society. I have written about these in a recent book Scams in the Digital Age published by American Leadership Books, which has been led to a documentary being released in a few months. Several other books on scams published by American Leadership Books and turned into documentaries include these” The Big Con turned into “Conned: A True Story” and I Was Scammed turned into “Con Artists Unveiled,” both films distributed by Gravitas Ventures. The books are on Amazon and the films can be seen on Apple TV: Conned: A True Story — Apple TV and Con Artists Unveiled — Apple TV. A just published book, also from American Leadership Books, is Women in Prison: Getting Locked Up, Being a Mother or in a Minority Group, And Getting Out. It’s a follow-up book to Women with Partners in Prison, and these books have led to a film about women in prison or who have partners there. It was filmed in May in LA and Contra Costa County in California and will be launched at the American Film Market in November in Santa Monica.
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Gini Graham Scott, Ph.D. is the author of over 50 books with major publishers and has published 200 books through her company Changemakers Publishing and Writing (http://www.changemakerspublishingandwriting.com). She writes books, proposals, and film scripts for clients, and has written and produced 18 feature films and documentaries, including Conned: A True Story and Con Artists Unveiled¸ distributed by Gravitas Ventures. (http://www.changemakersproductionsfilms.com). Her latest books include Ghost Story and How to Find and Work with a Good Ghostwriter published by Waterside Productions; The Big Con, I Was Scammed, Scams in the Digital Age, and Love and Sex in Prison, published by American Leadership Press; and Ask the AI Wizard, published by J. Michael Publishing.