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eap of faith. As our infrastructure continues to deteriorate, I now think about the age and construction of bridges I encounter. Expensive and elaborate engineering marvels erected for the common good, as governments continue to go further and further into massive debt, how will these structures be maintained going forward? Fortunately, evidence of the breakdown of society has photogenic elements.
“Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.” - Aldous Huxley
