[wpietri]

> We’re a nation that built the interstate highway system

I think you mean this as a positive example, but a lot of people would disagree. It was an enormous public subsidy for a lot of behaviors that now don't look so good, including increased energy dependence, destruction of natural habitat, and a significant increase in racial segregation.

History is what it is, but I hope we can learn some lessons about the downsides of uncritical techno-utopianism.