I've long said that the gap between our technological advancements and our social advancements is widening by the day. We think things are improving because we have so many gadgets, but in fact, most of us are still just serfs living outside the castle wall, sent to war to protect the king's coffers, and sacrificing our lives toiling from sun up to sundown. at the king's pleasure Yet, who do we worship? The rich, the famous, the powerful. Which tells me that there's a good chance that if most humans were given the opportunity to to live inside the castle walls near the king, we'd drop our cell phones in a heartbeat and turn our backs on our own mothers if that's what was required.