And the world we used to live in looked like this. [Well, actually, they are written in stone.] That is to say, there were some choices, but not everything was a matter of choice. And the world we now live in looks like this.
Es decir, teníamos algunas elecciones, pero no todas era una cuestión de elegir, Pero el mundo en el que vivimos ahora se ve así. ¿Y la pregunta es, son buenas o malas noticias?