I've taken them for granted most of my life, but once I stopped to really think about them, they began to amaze me: - Clean running water, piped directly into

I've taken them for granted most of my life, but once I stopped to really think about them, they began to amaze me: - Clean running water, piped directly into my house, available on-demand. - The system of technologies that enable me to live in peace while consuming just about any food, product, or information that I desire. It's stupefying to even try and fathom how it all functions, how I and others can consume so many resources, and it's simultaneously disturbing, because I wonder: how much longer can it really last?