Essay Synopsis
~4 min original read (747 words)
Standing on Shoulders
By Tae-Sik • Published June 19, 2020
Core Thesis & Overview
Modern civilization's comforts are undeserved luxuries built on generations of sweat, blood, and tears. We stand on the shoulders of our forefathers, using technology as leverage. This technological leverage allows a productive minority to support a large dependent population, highlighting our profound debt to past innovators and entrepreneurs.
Key Takeaways & Analysis
We live in a modern civilization. Organized. Structured. Peaceful. Productive. There is very little want. We should all be so lucky to be alive in this epoch. Civilization wasn't built in a day. It's taken thousands, if not millions of years, for humanity to reach today's precipice. We can easily take this for granted. Feel […]