‘on or about December 1910 human
character changed’
The change had already been long in process: what was sudden was the
revelation of the consequences. It was less an avalanche after unexpected snow
than a landslide following years of erosion.
McGilchrist, Iain. The Master and His
Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World (Kindle location
10200-10202). Yale University Press.