The U.S. is actually quite unique in its penchant for looking to the future. Many other cultures focus on and place more emphasis on tradition and the past, or

The U.S. is actually quite unique in its penchant for looking to the future. Many other cultures focus on and place more emphasis on tradition and the past, or the present. It's the culturally reinforced tendency to constantly look to a future that is presumed to be better then the present that drives invention. well that and necessity...and war.