We build upon our successive learnings and failures as time goes on, (hopefully) cumulatively solidifying our grasp of reality and how we can improve it. Is that not the defining characteristic of being human?

I don’t believe we’re designed for consumption; it’s just a sticky web very alluring to addictive creatures. Our greatest happiness, and greatest potential, derives from situations requiring applied creativity.

We contribute value to the world and the universe when we produce, not when we consume. When we harness this power collectively, we are capable of manipulating our environment for the betterment of life on this planet; we are capable of changing the world.