I urge everyone to read Ronald Wright's book "A Short History of Progress". It is a devastating account of humanity's consistent destruction of its natural habitat through the centuries. As Wright explains, previous societies have left us with clues to our own behaviour; black boxes of previous failed attempts at civilization that can lend insight into where we are going. The structural underpinning of modern life can in many ways be found in our definition of progress. It is a dominantly material notion, to be satisfied by ever more technical and useful goods. Ultimate fulfillment can be found in a simpler, yet more technological, life. Avoiding the fate of prior civilizations (which most often fell due to political instability that was a result of overpopulation and agrarian failure), will require a re-definition of progress. The term must be re-formulated to account for environmental and social decay. Progress need not be damaging. As an ideal, it can lead to a more hopeful, ambitious society. The building of a better world lies first in the articulation of the world we seek. Defining a hopeful forward agenda, founded on a healthy notion of change, should be the task of websites like this one.