Question

What makes us want to continually strive to create something bigger and better?

Answer 1

I would have to say that we strive to make something bigger and better for one of three things:

To make lots and lots of money from it.

To simply be the best

Or to make it easier for us to do things if we have this.

Answer 2

Answer:

I would say human nature. Since our ancesters walked the earth, there has always been a desire to overcome our previous achievements. The Egyptians and the Mayas, though a sea apart and with no awareness of each other, both strive for something big, not only in architecture but also in culture, new social systems, etc. Therefore, it could be said it is not something cultural or a social construct, but something inherent to being human.