Look Up: The Difficulty of Creating Masterpieces in the Modern Age

The other night, as I laughed in the face of danger by talking on my cell phone while sitting in the hot tub, my friend and I discussed how easily we partake in mindless activities instead of contributing intricate and lasting art, inventions, discoveries or humanitarian efforts to the world. Humans are capable of insanely incredible things. Think about the Sistine Chapel or the Parthenon. Beethoven's Fifth Symphony or The Great Gatsby. Apollo 11 or the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer initiative. Ch...