Which way will it turn out?

The rapid developments in telecommunications, media, information access has created unprecedented awareness of what others have and what is possible.

Will this be a force for good? Will it create healthy competition, create greater equality of wealth, motivate people to work hard to achieve their goals?

Or will or be a force for bad? Will it sow new levels of envy and resentment that previously never existed simply due to ignorance or lack of awareness?

Occupy Wall Street is a data point that supports the latter view vs. the former.

Evolution of Celebration

Is there anything more contrived than athletes celebrating victory by donning swim goggles to protect their eyes from champagne?

Golf

The definition of insanity is when you keep doing the same thing but you expect a different outcome.