What’s the point?

When breakthrough technology is announced, there are inevitably people whose initial response is, "What's the point?"

Innovators — true innovators — operate on the front lines. The leading edge. They have a vision that is beyond what the masses can see. They have a vision that is beyond what intelligent pragmatists can see.

It makes sense that some people will not see the point in the experimental, or the avant-garde. It's because they're seeking a conclusion when presented with a segue. They're looking for a map when someone opens a new door. They want to read a synopsis for a story still germinating in the artist's mind.

The injustice, of course, is that those who contemptuously questioned the purpose of the bridge will ultimately find themselves happily on the other side of the canyon... ready to ask the next generation of bridge-builders, "What's the point?"