Patience is a virtue, but persistence to the point of success is a blessing. What good is patience without persistence? Doing anything big & bold in… - Peter Diamandis

Patience is a virtue, but persistence to the point of success is a blessing.

If we look at the last couple of years, we're speed running every science-fiction plot simultaneously. UBI, government stake in labs, recursive self, a debate on pausing AI, ALL in one quarter.

Of his famous photograph, Sagan once said: "This distant image of our tiny world … underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known."

Three boys are desirable because one will probably die, while the second will stay home to tend the farm, providing for parents as they age as well as making enough money to send the third child to school so that he can get a better job and end this cycle.