Change my mind.
It sounds like you are describing RomanticismConservative primitivism.![]()
Civilization good, industrialization bad. It was all lost by mid 19th century.
Romanticism only came as an aesthetic reaction to all the ugliness. Forests, myths and beauty - all those things indeed were disappearing, but you can't bring them back by paintings and poems. Many romantic artists and authors were outright progressive, which reminds me of all the girls running vintage blogs these days.It sounds like you are describing Romanticism
Can't, so long as it doesn't stifle innovation.Change my mind.