I believe America and humanity is moving in a better direction and blockchains will facilitate this brighter future some how.

Yes! I'm also a huge fan of things people like Elon Musk are doing.

If you'll permit me, I do disagree on a couple points though.

Without them there would be no us.

This is similar to the "But what about WWII?" argument in my OP. How do we separate out how much of this thinking is factually true based on evidence and how much of it has been repeatedly pushed into our psyche with every sporting event and parade where we are indoctrinated with the "honor the troops" mantra?

They want to serve and protect, but if that's not actually what they end up doing based on the results, at what point to we stop and say, "The road to hell is paved with good intentions"? Ultimately, if no one signed up to the military, then the military couldn't do the things it does around the world. Maybe some will argue that what the U.S. military does actually increases wellbeing on the net for everyone... interestingly, no one has yet made that argument in the comments here so far.

Thanks for chiming in, @thejohalfiles. I know you've been a big supporter of my blog, and I like hearing perspectives from you that differ from my own. That's how we learn.