In the early 2000's we could have told all the elderly Red Sox fans it's too bad, it makes no difference if they ever win or not, so who cares? But plenty of people did care, as evidenced by over 3 million people showing up for the parade! They didn't get richer, the city didn't get safer, education didn't improve, and yet tons of people had a void in their heart finally get filled. I can just imagine you walking around in 2003 after Grady Little left Pedro in too long and telling everybody to get over themselves, that it's just a game.
What you have failed to do is make an argument AGAINST tall buildings. Just because you feel like you don't need them to be happy, maybe you didn't need the Red Sox to win either. But for me, I'm like a Red Sox fan born in 1924 (6 years after the last World Series, or in my case 6 years after the Hancock was completed) who just wants to experience that same lift in their life time. In this case, I should be able to. It's not like we are some fading city trying to get traction wherever we can. We have been building at an insane pace (except when it comes to the much needed housing) and are one of the most in demand cities in the country. How about people like you, who don't really care, allow people like me, who do really care, to get a couple taller towers? Why do you consider it your duty to rain on my parade?
If tall buildings weren't special, then the Hancock/Pru/1 Dalton triumvirate wouldn't feel special, and yet they do. When they are lined up in a row (like coming down the Pike) they look AMAZING! Heck, we just had a 10 year process to go big (supertall! errr.... new tallest! errr... 725'! errrr......) on a site that ultimately didn't support more than a 691' due to the FAA/shadows issues, and yet we have other sites that could support 700-900'+ and act like they are a dime a dozen. In this city, they are decidedly not a dime a dozen.
Traffic is going back through the roof, partially because we say let's cut the housing component at North Station, or instead of adding housing by South Station let's put a lab, and then more housing gets built away from transit (in this case the 2 busiest train stations in the city!) and we wonder why the roads are clogged. In the core of the city height both makes sense and looks great. In the neighborhoods that are well served by transit height also makes sense. Yet we continue to make cuts, especially to housing, never satisfy demand, and build in areas that truly can't support it.
But again, what really pisses me off is that you seem to intentionally feel the need to rain on my parade. There's a difference between not caring about something, and actually laughing at the pain of those who do care. I honestly don't know what the hell your problem is. The next time something you really care about falls through, let me know so I can tell you that since I don't care about it too, it isn't really important so get over yourself. If that sounds obtuse, try looking in the mirror.