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To: edward miller who wrote (53057)	2/28/2022 12:47:19 PM
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A subject that has occupied my thoughts on and off for years, is how the nature of our relationship with our goals has changed. It seems that the further back in history you go, the greater the emphasis on making a lasting impression/product/monument/etc. The ancient Egyptians built the great pyramids with only manual labor and crude tools. The Chinese did the same for the Great Wall. The Romans built the Coliseum. Not as great as the pyramids, but still pretty grand and it has stood the test of time. As you move forward in history, our tools and ability to build great things have improved exponentially, and yet our goals and achievements - relative to the past - has shrunk. And this is not just true for buildings and monuments. When you examine the cloths and fine embroidery of the 18th century (or silkworks of China) and compare it to the cloths today, it is the same story. Ditto for works of art. What is the modern day equivalent of the Sistine Chapel? From an early age, people used to be concerned with leaving a legacy behind. Not anymore. And this matters very much because the problems that we face have grown exponentially. There are issues that require long term planning and execution - some even longer than a lifetime. Yet our institutions are structurally unable to plan for anything beyond the next election. This is a big problem.