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“I have no faith in human perfectibility. I think that...

“I have no faith in human perfectibility. I think that human exertion will have no appreciable effect upon humanity. Man is now only more active - not more happy - nor more wise, than he was 6000 years ago.”


― Edgar Allan Poe


According to Edgar Allan Poe, how does he perceive the change in human activity over the years?


A

Humans have become less active than they were 6000 years ago.


B

Human activity has remained constant throughout history.


C

Human activity has significantly increased but without a positive impact.


D

Humans have become happier and wiser through increased activity.


E

The passage does not provide information about changes in human activity.