Ep 133: Building Wonders — Working For Outcomes You Will Never See

Harry joins Rafe to discuss a Twitter post that ponders the idea of wonders — societal constructions that neither the architect nor the benefactor nor the labors will ever see completed — and how we never seem to do that anymore.We may do things like age wine or whiskey in barrels for a couple of decades, but our inability to think about how our efforts should be directed toward the Good of those generations into the future is a cultural stumbling block.The best we seem to be doing is trying to renew the American Chestnut tree, a grand hardwood stalwart of the American forest that may only be saved from chestnut blight through multigenerational thinking and some clever crossbreeding.In the end, we find that we are called to do things for those who will come after us, just as those who came before us did for us.  Build good long-lasting culture directed toward Truth, Beauty, and Goodness and be content knowing that it will benefit people you will likely never meet.*****As always, you can reach the Buf at [email protected]*****As you know, this is an independent podcast so your hosts also carry all the expenses of running this podcast.  As such, some of you have asked how you can help out.  Well, here's the answer: support us on Buy Me a Coffee:https://buymeacoffee.com/bufnagleOn this page, you can do a really nice thing like send us a couple dollars to help cover the cost of recording and hosting and microphones and research and all that.  Any little bit really helps!  Thank you in advance!!!