Quote Originally Posted by Ixon View Post
Lv.88 MSQ Agriculture Shock - Cookingway:
Once a civilization has fulfilled the basic requirements for survival, it will inevitably seek to eliminate all forms of negativity and achieve perfection.
And therein lies its folly...and its downfall.
For perfection is an unattainable ideal. 'Tis the paradox of the immaculate carrot.
Yet civilizations since time immemorial have deemed the pursuit of perfection as “progress.” They pay no heed to the costs incurred in their futile quest, and all too often become the architects of their own demise, their dreams forever unfulfilled.
Putting aside this nonsense, inaccurate caricature description of the Ancients, the Ancients did not cause their own downfall. They were not the architects of their own demise. They were murdered.

What, then, is the alternative? The answer lies in knowing that our existence can never be perfect. To be content with what we have and make the most of it.
Seriously, does anyone know good recipes for rabbit? It's not a protein I'm very familiar with.

Sorry to belabor the point. The old flames of incoherent rage are stirring within me again from rereading that speech.