And what exists often fails to meet the discriminating standards of wealthy sophisticates.
Even after a renaissance, it exists now, often ignored, between New York and Washington, which many in the city feel has led to a palpable inferiority complex, or at least a grumbling resignation about being second best.
But even this Assumption of Mediocrity carries with it a belief — almost a prejudice, or maybe you'd just call it a wish — that life, where it exists, will often evolve to the point where a species will be intelligent, and technological and communicative.
Because the nature of non-commercial relationships is different from commercial relationships, and the economic support, if it exists, is often non-monetary, the decision to use a condom may be more influenced by interpersonal factors related to relationship intimacy (e.g., trust, emotional closeness, power or reproductive desires) than financial dependence.
Indeed, it is increasingly clear that multiple induction and maintenance mechanisms for plasticity exist, often at the same synapse.
It's the others that live in a world that they wish still existed, often with rich histories and respectable endowments, that are likely at the greatest risk in the 21st Century.
Why It Exists: Small businesses often find themselves between a rock and a hard place - they often cannot offer the financial upside or perceived stability of larger, more well-established companies, or provide the same level of potential upside as emerging startups.
Jobs are scarce, and those that exist often pay unexpectedly low wages.
Complementary are already available to public consumption and have existed often for hundred's of years.
Those that did exist often seemed to turn up in the wrong place.
