It is interesting to read about the struggle in Italy to build a bridge over to Sicily. It reminds me of the undersea tunnels that are built and planned in Europe. It echoes the way in which cities expand and gobble up villages and towns that then become no more than the suburbs. This constant need to join is remarkably childish. The economic gains are minimal but the power gains are huge. The complete loss of individuality, subsumed into the collective is by far the more radical outcome. Bridges and tunnels can be closed, but the thinking that everything must somehow be a part of everything else cannot.
