I think we as a society don't have pride in much of anything anymore. Part of the culture now, people don't value a job for example, because we're all drifters now, we can freely move from one job to another. We don't have 'identification' anymore. We like new things, (bridges, boats, tvs, computers) but do we rarely ever keep something long? Hardly. Something new comes out we replace it. Materialism mixed with short attention spans. Like the Minnesota bridge collapse or a new arena or stadium for a sports team. If its old (something more then a decade old), its no good, get rid of.