Riddle Me This...

[LaundryMan]

Haven't been around in weeks, so I'll post a riddle I made.

Created on my birth year
Two nines, two ones
Makes home in
Land of (Setting/Rising) Sun
For a good decade
The populus was appeased

Then detail came to play...

And he lost the game

[spirit]

It was short, but to the point. And I did like the metaphor you made.
Especially about the "populus" vs "detail" : )