I don't think a lot of things work at all. We who live in developed countries are the minority really. Most things are simply non-functional and downright ugly.

I don't think a lot of things work at all. We who live in developed countries are the minority really. Most things are simply non-functional and downright ugly. Such complex systems the world has. And now apparently even the developed worlds are in for some troubles. The peace and progress in the last few decades just really isn't the norm in human history. That said, one can't deny that there are indeed things that do work, and work very well, and people who make that happen, and one can always be amazed/inspired by those. There are good things as well as haphazard things. It's just that the latter generally outnumber the former in many settings. It doesn't necessarily imply a sweeping statement about everything though.