When the Bough Breaks

Most human beings run their lives to patterns and habits.

Which means most of society runs on habit too. Which is good, since then we know what to count on, and as we often say, humans mostly want tomorrow to be more or less what it is today.

Unless situation is well nigh unbearable, a large portion of the population will just want things to go on as they are right now. Or not too different.

The tragedy — and glory — of humans is that we dream of really big things, but in the end w...