On This Modern Warrior Archetype Part Six.2.4

2d. Older cultures view time in longer increments. Modern cultures are tools of the clock. Paradoxically, those living shorter identify more strongly with lengthier means and ends. Perhaps the ephemeral are more strongly drawn toward the larger everlasting. A basic example is the religious instincts. Cast aside, nothing lasts beyond the individual; the world ceases with death. The elder world, including its atheists, knows different.