Um, I must pick that nit.
Thane writes:
The real problem is that the potential to destroy is increasing at a greater rate than the ability to protect - and that curve scales down to the individual level.
Um, when has it not been that way? E.g. Mausolous's [link|http://techcenter.davidson.k12.nc.us/fall025/ancient/maus.htm|tomb] of circa 350 B.C. was one of the wonders of the world. It was [link|http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&selm=%2Bsvhtsd%40lynx.unm.edu|burned to make lime for mortar].
It's always been easier to break things and hurt people than to do great things and protect. It may seem easier now that there's so much industrial infrastructure, but little has really changed in at least the last 2500 years. In any society, destruction is easier than construction, killing people is easier than protecting them from harm.
Cheers,
Scott.
(And no you may not call me [link|http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pollyanna|Pollyanna].)
