We are working on solutions to the Y2K problem, a legacy our ancestors are still treating as an issue to discuss. We are dealing with preventing or curing AIDS while our ancestors discuss sex and morality , when these aren't even issues anymore . For us, the ultimate motivation is to become an ultimate heretic. We uncover our opportunities by working on our problems. In elementary school, a Catholic nun told me that studying math would both humble me and bring me closer to God.
Solutions already exist.
Working on their discovery is how we evolve.