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Old 07-11-2011, 06:01 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by Traditional_Ale View Post
I think that's what he was going for. At least I hope so. If our society is going to survive long-term then the driving force of life has to shift from "the aquisiton of things" to "the bettering of ourselves, and the rest of humanity."

/Captain Picard from First Contact.
Agree with the sentiment, but don't buy that 'this' generation is going to lead us from the wilderness. It's tempting and understandable to claim young tech billionaires are altruistic and representative of the best of the 20-something generation, but saying so, doesn't make it so.

I could just as easily claim that 20 something degen, internet poker playing 20 y/o millionaire gamblers represent everything that is wrong with the same generation.

I hope you're right and your generation re-prioritizes things for our society. It needs to happen soon.
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