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Technology Is Not The Answer
We must not pursue the next big thing without seeing the next big thing is ourselves
Very Unpopular Strong Opinions Blog by Christyl Rivers
How do you like them apples?
Many are waiting for technology to help us solve Earth.
Some are waiting for the visionary among us to give us our assignments.
Still others are anticipating the next big product release to further bury the self in escapist worlds of games, entertainment, shopping, porn, and false representation through social media.
Even if we recover, a few of us will stay in thrall of false idols. Empires are quite known to fall, and Earth civilization is a big empire with many an emperor.
That said, technology is a big part of all of our solutions. But it is people power we need to look to for real change. Who will surveil those who surveil us, and who is willing to give up humanity to become a cog in some big wheel’s dream when we have dreams of our own?
Collaboration, cooperation, and innovation comes from team work, not the big machines that would grind you up and spit you out if it boosted their profits.