Well even drunk you post just fine mate.

"We dont know what we've got until its gone. " I think that tied in with your statement "the issues (personal and public) that we face in the world comes down to poor alignment, where what we want now isn't necessarily possible now because the foundation to have it hasn't been laid. But, once we start laying that foundation, it changes the environment and what we want is no longer suitable and even though we might accomplish it, it no longer satisfies us because now, we want something else, with our preference being influenced by the change we caused." Sums up a lot of human folly to a T. Its an interesting connection to point out but i think its valid.