Disrespecting Modernity

[Griff]

As much as I like the idea of pulling a Jerimiah Johnson and disappearing into the wilderness with a good knife and a bag of salt, as a Dad I'm pretty cool with modernity. All that we have today, both good and bad, is a construction on the past. Kids worked in coal fields to get us to the point where we can poo poo innovation like the earth quake dampening ball in Taipei or high yield agriculture. I wonder if the contempt for now is at its root a lack of understanding of human history. We have great problems before us, but the tools we have to deal with them are way beyond using a honey covered stick to catch ants for dinner.