So you can't hope for something that won't happen by way of design. (evolution creation whatever).

In essence we want to share power together, and provide each person with an equal chance to progress up the ladder. But as we create more chances for folks to get up, the bar keeps moving.

Every american is just average, but thinks he's better than his neighbor. (tocqueville?). It's not enough to have the white picket fence, 2 cars, 2.3 kids, and house in the suburbs. Now you have to have that boat on the lake, flat screen in the living room, and an insatiable appetite for status symbols. But when you look at other societies that don't have our material wealth, they try to do similar things without it. Most popular, funniest, strongest, et cetera. Folks want to be unique and be a part of a group at the same time. It's quite maddening.

peace
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