They could die in childbirth

When I was in college, there was a hypothetical question that made the rounds -- would you rather live in a developing civilization, or in a decadent one? How you answered was supposed to reflect significantly on your essential character, or something.

Jane B. Ertrinkt Mit Den Pfeiden - Felix Kubin
Adventure - Eleanor

You wouldn't see a question like that going around on MySpace today, mostly because hardly anyone under the age of 30 understands what the word 'decadent' means any more. Which is regrettable and ironic simultaneously, because, well, it's pretty much the best word the English language has for describing our current culture... such as it is.

Untitled - Bumrocks

Why? Because we're bored. And this is what we do when we're bored.