For those that have needed to let their children understand that milk came from cows, not shops, then the next lesson is that advanced technology comes from Germany. Not the USA or Japan.
It is in their being and most of us know that but gloss over it. They remain the powerhouse of Europe and the largest world exporter of advanced technology (I recall). Why can this be so?
They developed the most important language and language is a precursor to technology. Their language is also the root of English but that has suffered by being mangled and blended with other languages, then later infused with Romantic French and standardised in 1500s or so with the aberrant thought that everybody should read the standardised bible. The Germans seem to me to have avoided that language problem and kept the purity of a good technologically-focussed language (I could tell from the tour guide in Bamberg with perfect diction).
They also have been profoundly influenced by many of their own large legacy of philosophers. And philosophy guides you in the direction of technology being the foundation of the creation of true wealth and a civilisation. Unlike the mirage or destruction of wealth that is the result of financial engineering as played out by many investment bankers generally, and the real estate policies of Australia.
Perhaps the 3rd relevant factor is their industriousness fueled by Fruhstuck (breakfast) that seems the most important factor in offering a hotel, and then the time Fruhstuck is served. I have previously mentioned, or imagined I have, a description of breakfast.
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