I've come to believe
this is why entertainment's
"evil geniuses"
always want to wreck
civilization -- they see
that tribulation
forces greatness out
from struggling people. They miss,
however, the real
other drives: style, grace,
elegance. In a working
civilization
many humans move
to those good imperatives.
Excess, peace, sucess --
these things also drive
innovation. Steve Jobs ain't
working to buy food...