My generation is connected so seamlessly that I am able to communicate via text, audio, or video to anyone I know across the globe. This has got to be the key to the future. Communication is at the root of most, if not all, interactions and processes. It is these two elements which can make for a productive world, in the right hands of course. Talking with my roomate the other night, we came to the conclusion that the current generation of young innovators has the power to save the world.
We all know that there are problems here and there. We all talk about fixing them and try to find ways to do. So far, not many of those problems have been solved. We are in an ever crumbling environmental state. There is an air of dissonance across the globe as so many nations are not cooperating and do not have unified human goals. Darfur’s residents are at war with each other, comitting horrible atrocities against humanity. Even the U.S. has been invading its citizens’ privacy in hopes to gain some ground on Terrorism.
We have the numbers, the influence, and more importantly the connectivity to get done what needs to be done. Global cooperation and unity is not too distant a future. Some of the first signs are the widespread adoption of online social networks and the youth political movements across the world regarding politics, social justice, and progression. I don’t mean to be "preaching to the choir", I mean to show that there are apparent signals reflecting a coming change. I believe in innovation and self preservation. I believe in cooperation and interaction. I believe in human advancement. I try to reveal these beliefs in how I live my daily life.
This morning, I voted in the New York State primary elections. In and out in less than 5 minutes! Voting, the inspiration to this post. Participation in government is my way of ensuring that I do all that I am capable of right now to live the way I most see fit.