December 18, 2015
The glass he was pouring it into was marvel in and of itself. Our history with glass has been painstaking and for thousands of years we have been perfecting this incredible solid (no, it’s not a liquid). When unbreakable glass was invented in 42 BC, the man who created it was murdered by the emperor. His creation was too valuable to share. That’s what a lot of people don”t get about entrepreneurs and innovation. Many times these men were murdered or had their workshops burned down because their inventions were going to put an entire trade out of business. If you build a better mousetrap, the world might beat a path to your door or a rival mousetrap maker may beat you to a pulp. Back in Venetian times, glassmakers were so coveted, they were sequestered to an island surrounded by armed guards. Eventually, some escaped and today anyone can make glass. The average restaurant in New York has about a thousand glasses of various shapes and sizes.
The ingrates claim the West stole all this “cargo“ from the rest of the world. You can”t just steal a pencil or a plane. Too many people are involved in creating it. And hey, if you like our planes so much, make your own. Start with a helicopter if that sounds even remotely possible.
Christmas is about many things, but a big part of it is indulging yourself. I”m all for that. Be crass. Be an ugly American. Laugh with your mouth full. The men who built this country didn”t do it so we could feel bad about ourselves. They did it so we could all prosper. I”m done feeling bad about being the best. We rule, literally. You”re welcome.
