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June 25, 2018

We have the power to create a better world – it is now in our hands!

Only WE can create a better world! With the fall of nationalism and the slow, but sure rise of the international cooperation, It is safe to say that the creation of a global society is an inevitable process. The development of the global platform is already in advanced stages. As any other development, its potential positive outcome will be determined by the philosophy hold by its leaders. The international cooperation’s which are leading our society these days, cannot promote positive globalization as they pursue self interest and greediness. Due to that, it is crucial that an aware and educated movement will arise by from the people.


Democracy has proven itself to be a productive structure, that promote values of freedom and equality. It promotes the creation of opportunities and freedom for the masses, while spreading its power through all layers of society. Democracy is in its primary stage of evolution, it have a long way to go for the sake of reaching its full potential. As such, it is vulnerable at the moment to manipulations of the rich and powerful.


The elite of our days are taking advantage of our vulnerable system. The fortification of their cooperation’s has brought them to be stronger than laws and governments. to promise their survival, a system have been established that enrich them in the price of the freedom of the rest of us. Such a system, became the symbol of our society, which reflect their strength and our misery. These elite, is part of the leftover of an old system, trying to hold power as long as possible. Their existence is possible only thank to our cooperation.


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Democracy is a remarkable system. It allows to spread authority and create opportunities for the willing and dreaming. The philosophy guiding such a system, promote values as transparency and equality. Which should guide and protect us in times of darkness.

We all know and agree that something is terribly wrong in our society. Our incapability to find good solutions, comes mainly from our incapability to fully articulate our problems. In my book “Back to Ourselves”, I’m trying to create a simple logic that will create a new perspective. Which hopefully will allow us to start solving these problems and take the first step toward a better future.


Change is a process. It requires time, movements and willingness to fail many time before achieving success. Small efforts bring to a big movement, as any failure bring us closer to a success. The system is complicated only in our mind and only in there, we are too weak and small to make a different. I truly believe each person on the planet wish to create a better, safer place for his children’s and family. Only by actively promoting peace, equality, true freedom and socialism we will be able to arrive to this wishful prosperity. Be part of the movement and join my journey.


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For the sake of creating a better world, I believe a change need take place. A change that will come from the people and will affect our society on a global scale. WE have the power to create this change. It is in our hands to free ourselves from the reign of the self interest elite. Only by promoting values of sharing, equality, peace and prosperity, an healthier structure can be promoted.


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Published on June 25, 2018 23:08

June 24, 2018

National debts, the real problem of the average person. Part 3 -What can you do about it?

In my previous posts we start to understand the gravity of the national debt concept, but what can you do about it? In the reality, as an individual we have the capacity to group, promote awareness and be part of a social movement. In my book “Back to Ourselves” I dedicated a full chapter to the subject of the creation of social movements and how to promise a constructive a positive outcome. when addressing the subject of national debt, it is important to start by understanding what is the actual cause for this unhealthy status quo.


Since the majority of the debts are to other banks, countries and the world riches, it is easy to understand why this status quo is kept in this way. In the end of it, It is in their interest to keep the situation as it is. It promise that their power on the system will grow exponentially and their riches with it. In such a system, government, banks and the elite have to do nothing except pushing a system that makes everybody work harder for less. In case some unsatisfactory is coming from the side of the people, the usual “It is not us that create the problem, what do you want from us?” answer arise. In the reality, “why?” in not the right question if we are searching to find a solution to this problem. The right question should be HOW? How did we arrived to this point? How the local government is planing to solve it? and how this solution are going to benefit the country as a whole.


So, what can we do with this situation as citizens. It is quite simple, we need to demand a change. It require focus on the real problem and developing the capacity not to concentrated on the affects of the real cause. In the bottom line, the main problems of the western country is an economic one. This is the most important issue that we need to address. The solution for the majority of the economic problems of our age are connected directly to the national debt the country. It is simple as that. It affects our private life, the public sectors, the capacity of a nation to prosper and political decision that are taken on an international scale.


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It is true that in many countries in the western society, politician are over paid and that the corruption is not helping the situation. But to be honest, those are just a secondary problems that need to be fixed on a political level and not an economical one (separate posts will be published in the subject.). We all know it but chose to ignore it, the incapability of a normal person the save money, the expensive (and constantly growing) cost of living and the degradation of local health, education and public sectors can all be directly connected to the burden of the national debt of the countries.


What is this change we need to ask for? We need to demand that the system will be changed completely or that valid solutions will be presented and actually implemented. If we are searching to create a better world, or at least one that will not be worst for most of us, this manner of operating the world economy need to be stopped and replaced immediately. The riches of the world is becoming richer while we are getting poorer. International cooperation’s are doing unimaginable profit while benefiting “Favorable tax agreements”. This riches and cooperation’s had and are making their income from the people themselves, The system as a whole is built on the willingness of the average people to continue to wake up in the morning and continue to feed the mechanism of poverty. it is time to demand this people and organisation to pay it back. This imprisonment of the masses is part of a looting machine that cannot continue if we are searching to achieve a better life and a social prosperity.


We need to understand where our problems come from, priorities our demands and make sure action are taken. Only by spreading this knowledge, creating an active conversation and actively demanding a change we will get out of this nonconstructive loop hole that no one is willing to take real responsibility.


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June 22, 2018

Constructive education – Part 8. Fundamental topic in a global society

We need a better education in our growing global society. The purpose of any education system is to create a standard of general knowledge, giving its student access to numerous field allowing the students to understand what they are naturally attracted to and equip them with the best tolls possible to handle the future. For this end, a limited number of topics are chosen, creating the core of the process of education. At the moment, the topics varies between countries around the world based on their local culture and politics. While it is true that local culture is important and relevant, it is important to understand that in a global era information regarding different cultures is as important. Moreover, In A world of connectivity in which knowledge and information is globally shared, a general standard of basic topic given to all student around the world regardless of the location of a specific state is possible and needed.


The argument claiming that education around the world should be different, comes from political motives. Its main purpose is to promote local agenda for the purpose of reinforcing local elites and maintaining ignorance in the general public. To promise an easier integration of the current generation to the emerging global era, the structure of education must combine knowledge related to local states, some general knowledge and some multicultural tools. As we are speaking on an educational period of minimum 12 years, some topics should be presented to the student before the other. There is enough time and resources is the division of the topics if done in the right manner. It is a matter of creating an efficient system in which the general and practical knowledge is passed to the future generation for the sake of their own prosperity and for benefiting the population as a whole.


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in the list presented bellow I wrote down the core topics I believe should exists in any education system around the world that is searching to be constructive:


Languages and mathematics



Local language and Grammar
Second language and grammar (Language from different origin)
One neighbour language and grammar
Music (at least one instrument)
Mathematics
Computing

History



Local History
Empire evolution and fall history around the world
History by continents
History related to the origin of the most important and relevant inventions.

General knowledge



Geography
Astronomy
Local literature
Agriculture
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Cultures around the world

Economy and Government



History of politics
History of local politics
Local government structure
The role of banks and their function in the global society.
Taxes
The history of money and its evolution.
Cooperation’s and small businesses
Macroeconomy
laws

As I mentioned earlier, the structure need to give the young generation a blend of local and global knowledge. This mixture is extremely important, as it allow the young generation to develop a general overview of the reality they are living in, broader than their location. Learning several languages has been proven as beneficial, increasing intellect and developing the capacity of individuals to understand different perspectives. More importantly, the capacity to speak and understand different culture will give the young generation tools allowing them to be flexible in our growing global platform.


The world is evolving and creating a new reality. It is our education system that will determine how well equipped will be the adults of tomorrow. Only by creating a better, broader and multi cultural structure we will manage to adapt and prosper in this new world that is in the middle of it way. Education is all about knowledge and knowledge give to people not only power but also flexibility. Changing the topics of the classes is needed urgently. For our children’s, our society and our future.


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Published on June 22, 2018 09:07

Constructive education – Part 7. Fundamental topic in a global society

We need a better education in our growing global society. The purpose of any education system is to create a standard of general knowledge, giving its student access to numerous field allowing the students to understand what they are naturally attracted to and equip them with the best tolls possible to handle the future. For this end, a limited number of topics are chosen, creating the core of the process of education. At the moment, the topics varies between countries around the world based on their local culture and politics. While it is true that local culture is important and relevant, it is important to understand that in a global era information regarding different cultures is as important. Moreover, In A world of connectivity in which knowledge and information is globally shared, a general standard of basic topic given to all student around the world regardless of the location of a specific state is possible and needed.


The argument claiming that education around the world should be different, comes from political motives. Its main purpose is to promote local agenda for the purpose of reinforcing local elites and maintaining ignorance in the general public. To promise an easier integration of the current generation to the emerging global era, the structure of education must combine knowledge related to local states, some general knowledge and some multicultural tools. As we are speaking on an educational period of minimum 12 years, some topics should be presented to the student before the other. There is enough time and resources is the division of the topics if done in the right manner. It is a matter of creating an efficient system in which the general and practical knowledge is passed to the future generation for the sake of their own prosperity and for benefiting the population as a whole.


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in the list presented bellow I wrote down the core topics I believe should exists in any education system around the world that is searching to be constructive:


Languages and mathematics



Local language and Grammar
Second language and grammar (Language from different origin)
One neighbour language and grammar
Music (at least one instrument)
Mathematics
Computing

History



Local History
Empire evolution and fall history around the world
History by continents
History related to the origin of the most important and relevant inventions.

General knowledge



Geography
Astronomy
Local literature
Agriculture
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Philosophy
Psychology
Sociology
Cultures around the world

Economy and Government



History of politics
History of local politics
Local government structure
The role of banks and their function in the global society.
Taxes
The history of money and its evolution.
Cooperation’s and small businesses
Macroeconomy
laws

As I mentioned earlier, the structure need to give the young generation a blend of local and global knowledge. This mixture is extremely important, as it allow the young generation to develop a general overview of the reality they are living in, broader than their location. Learning several languages has been proven as beneficial, increasing intellect and developing the capacity of individuals to understand different perspectives. More importantly, the capacity to speak and understand different culture will give the young generation tools allowing them to be flexible in our growing global platform.


The world is evolving and creating a new reality. It is our education system that will determine how well equipped will be the adults of tomorrow. Only by creating a better, broader and multi cultural structure we will manage to adapt and prosper in this new world that is in the middle of it way. Education is all about knowledge and knowledge give to people not only power but also flexibility. Changing the topics of the classes is needed urgently. For our children’s, our society and our future.


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June 17, 2018

National debts, the real problem of the average person. Part 2 – How does it affect me?

How does national debt affect you as an average person? Lets take the time to understand it, as I believe it is a fundamental question that need to be understood. It is fascinating for me to encounter many people, that are well aware of this issue, take it as an abstract fact and chose to ignore its practical consequences. National debts are one of the main reason for the lack of income, stability and prosperity on a social and personal scale. To understand why we will need to address the topic straight forward. The only way a government can get the funds needed to pay its debt is by collecting taxes. The logic behind taxes is quite simple, More taxes exist less money is left for its citizens. Lets put on the table some practical examples:



The increase in income tax have a direct affect on how much an individual is actually earning for his work. (more taxes= less income)
Increase of income taxes diminish the amount of employees small and medium businesses can employ. (more taxes= more unemployment)
The increase of sales tax affect directly the price of the commodities we buy on a daily basic, affecting the prices of all the products on the market. (more sales tax= less food in the supermarket basket for the same price).
The increase in sales tax increase the cost of basic services. (more sales tax= the price of gas, water and electricity are higher).
The increase in import tax, increase the price of products imported to local market. (in this case increasing sales tax and import tax is doubling the increase in the price).

Before we continue this conversation,  it is important for me to clarify an important point. The conclusion of this post is not that taxes should not exist. They are a necessity to maintain an healthy communal and public system. The problem is the amount of taxes that are taken and what they are used for. At this point another conclusion can be logically understood – more  tax money is used for paying this national debt, less budget exist for health, education and public services. This services are the core institutions that maintain a prosper society and gives roots the a better future.


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The absurdity in all of this is that instead of stopping this cycle of misery, governments are continually rising taxes, making the people poorer, decreasing the state of local education, health services and pensions without even having a solution in mind. In the way I see it, it is like we are all riding a manual train that requires all of us to work hard for gaining speed. We all know the train is going straight forward into a wall, but we continue to work harder and increasing its speed. All this time explaining ourselves that since we never saw the wall maybe in the end it doesn’t really exist.


The conclusion is very simple.



This national debt issue is one of the biggest burden on the majority of the western countries.
The majority of the western country in the world do not have the capacity to pay back this debt.
These countries are  ignoring this situation, by finding momentary solution in the form of increasing taxes.
These taxes are one of the biggest burden on normal citizens, as it makes them work more, earn less and spending more on less products.
These burden is blocking any path to prosperity of the individual in their lives and their society as a whole.

Hopefully, part of you start to understand why the subject of national debt is so relevant, urgent as important to handle with. Understanding is the first step toward finding a solution. In my next post we will discuss, why governments are comfortable with leaving this dangerous status quo and what can we (as citizens) can do to start fixing this problem. 


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June 15, 2018

The free help cycle – easy task with big reward

How nice it is to get free help randomly? it can change your day. Life in the 21st century is demanding and can bring many people to over self concentration and self isolation from what’s going on around them. It is almost automatic. The demanding tight schedule that many people are living in and the constant attachment to our phones has brought many people to chronically ignore what’s going on around them. Moreover, living in a massive city can create feeling of detachment from the living population around you as a whole as it is to big and to diverted to handle with.


To be honest, seating in a main street of a big city and studying the people around can be an endless full time occupation, as so many different people are passing and constant change is happening. With all that said, the reaction of most of the people to that reality is to develop a small cycle of closed people which create the individual social cycle. All the rest of humanity and its life become somehow irrelevant to ones life. It is natural, energy saving and a mentally comfortable behavior.


Nevertheless, it is an extreme. This behavior is creating a mass detachment from the society itself. It creates small connection unites that are moving in the same space without interacting with each other. This mental stage is also negative in some aspects, as it inevitably develop in any individual mind a feeling of loneliness and detachment fro the society itself. It is important for me to mentioned, that this kind of social psychology is natural and normal. It is part of the side effect of our evolution into the reality we are living in those days.


Back to the title. can you remember a day in which you needed help with something and a random person came and helped you FOR FREE! it was not a big task and it didn’t took a lot of time, but what a nice feeling it gave you. If you cannot remember such a case, this topic is not less relevant for you.There is something magical in such acts of kindness. It is a win win that can give a good feeling that can stay with you for the all day. More importantly, it is a pure act of positive socialism and a demonstration of caring for the sake of it. In the reality, we could all use some random help sometimes and we all have this 1-5 minutes of giving it to someone else.


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The free help cycle motive is very simple. every day, try to help a random person at least once for free and with a smile. It can be an old person that need it, a homeless, a sad person (sometime a smile and a hug is enough), a kid, a pregnant woman, a lost guy or any person that looks like it needed really. As we all need some help sometime, I’m sure that if you start been aware of it many opportunities will come. Why should you from the first place? what good does it do?


First of all you are helping someone else, meaning you’re making another person happier. We need this kind of behavior in our current society. We are so detached from each other that we forgot how simple it is to help for the sake of it. Secondly, it is extremely rewarding. Helping somebody else is feeling you with a good feeling that boost your energy, your happiness and can even give you a small boost your self esteem. You will be amazed from the reaction and thankfulness of people. And who knows, you can even make new friends in this way.


This cycle of helping is benefiting everyone, the individual that get helped, the helper and the society as a whole. Helping without asking nothing back is not a waste of time it is a door to the creation of a better life and better society for free. If this idea is spread and demonstrated in action, even people that do not help other normally will automatically start doing so. It is a natural psychological process.  Try it and see for yourself (it rake at least 3 weeks to actually try it seriously)


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June 13, 2018

My new book has been published

Hi guys, I’m extremely excited to share with you all that I finally published my new book. It was a long and enlightening process of a few years, which brought me endless satisfaction and happiness.


My book name is called “Back to ourselves”. As part of my traveling and business operation around Europe, I got the change to see many different cultures and societies. Each country has showed me a unique piece, in the puzzle we are calling Globalization. The economical crisis’s and the political usability of the recent years, has served me as an amazing case study helping me understand better the world we are living in. I came to understand that the majority of the people in the world, are too busy fighting to maintain a decent life. Which make them lack the time to study and understand the system they are living in. So, I wrote a book that will allow any interested person to understand what’s going on around him.


Hopefully, this book will promote the creation of a better world. I truly believe we, the people, have the capacity to make such a positive change. My book and my blog are dedicated to the creation of a social movement that will promote an active constructive social change. So, what the book is all about?


It answer some fundamental questions we should all ask ourselves.



Why do we work too hard and get back too little?
When did we lost control on our society and our governing system?
Why we all feel something is wrong but cannot find the words to articulate our problems?
Can we create a better future for our children?

Simple answers exist, if one holds the right tools to understand the problems. To create a real change, a global collaboration is needed to implement the right solution. It is in our power to change the world and shape it in our vision.  Unity and knowledge are our foundation, which are now available to all if we are willing to search for it.


GRAB YOUR COPY and be part of the world and start to understand it.


Buy my book now and help me spear the knowledge! (Click the link to get it in the best prices or search it in your local amazon website)


 


Back to Ourselves – Introduction to a new world era


 


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June 10, 2018

A different kind of democracy. Part 1 – Laws and equality

What is the connection between democracy, laws and equality? Laws are one of the most important aspects of any society. It determines its values and dictate a certain set of principles for general cooperation in society. The creations of laws, lay down a certain set of rules allowing to a society to evolve and prosper. This frame affects the social order, politics, economy, the educational system and create the local perspective about history.


The creation of laws is attached to human society for many years. It can be find in “the laws hammurabi” (1754 BC), the Egyptian old society (Code of Ur-Nammu 2100 BC), the Jewish (the 10 commitments), Chinese society and many other ancient civilizations. It can be said, that for keeping a certain order in any human collaboration, a set of rules is needed for the sake of promoting easier and better cooperation.


The values of freedom and equality have a direct connection to the concept of laws. The first is a fundamental issue in any step of its creation and the second dictates the hierarchy and power of the law itself. To make it simple, any law diminishes or expand the freedom of a person, group or organisation by default. Even if the specific legislation does not talk about It specifically, in all the cases it will affect the freedom of its subject in a way or another.


Equality from the other side, is more a question of the power of the law itself and its validity. Looking on the manner laws are created, enforced and preserved in a certain society can help us evaluate the status of it social order and structure. The equality of ALL the people in front of the law are one of the most distinctive difference between and democracy and a dictatorship. Moreover, trusting the law system and its internal integrity is one of the most important factor when it comes to progress.


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One of the main reasons places like Amsterdam and Venice has historically prospered in the 13th century, was their law system and enforcement. Cooperation require trust. Equality in front of the law and a fair set of laws, are simplifying the creation of such a trust system. It can be seen also in our days. The reason people are willing to invest in some places, is based on their believe in the set of rules in the local market and in the power of the local government/ management to enforce and keep these rules.


If all that is true, looking on the majority of the countries in the western culture will automatically raise some questions about the validity of their system as a democracy. The system of laws and its reinforcement is far from being enforced equally on all its citizens. The evolution of our law system is more influenced by lobbyist, economical need and local government than by a certain set of philosophy promoting the good of the people. The capacity of an individual ”to protect itself in front of the law” (Which is already absurd) depends more of its economical capacity that its rightfulness.


In case we are searching to start to understand what is wrong in our system and find some constructive ways to re-establish it, this is where we should start. A new era of globalization is evolving, in which the people have more power than ever. This power lay in our new tools of communication and sharing. I believe that the key to create create a better future for our society, the laws, their enforcement and the trust of the people in the equality and fairness of the system is crucial.


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June 8, 2018

Effects of urban noise and lack of nature on humans

What are the effects of urban noise and lack of nature on humans? The migration to mega-cities and development of urbanization has became part of the way our current society lives. This way of living in relatively new, as the development of massive air traffic, the increase of cars in our streets and the extreme concentration of population in cities evolved drastically in the last 30 years.


We are living in a period never seen before in human evolution. The development of the last 100 years has brought humanity to change drastically the way its living. regardless of the benefits of progress, it is important to stop a moment an ask ourselves what are the dangers and the consequences of all these changes. the increase of pollution created by humanity have many effects on our ecological environment. The extinction of species, the global warming and the distraction of natural forest, are all part of troubling phenomenon we should all be concerned about. It is necessary, if we are searching to maintain this earth livable for our specie.


Many people, find those subjects abstract and not related to their life, as they are sacked into the urban lifestyle. It is true that life in the big city is demanding and complicated, which does not leave a lot of time to handle these subjects for many individual. Nevertheless, This evolution of our kind has created many problems in the city itself. The Noise and lack of nature inside our cities is a troubling subject, causing enormous damage to the people living in it. Unfortunately, this topic do not get enough attention which prevent us from finding etiquette solutions.


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A recent study published in the British Medical Bulletin has concluded the following:


“Noise interferes in complex task performance, modifies social behavior and causes annoyance. Studies of occupational and environmental noise exposure suggest an association with hypertension, whereas community studies show only weak relationships between noise and cardiovascular disease. Aircraft and road traffic noise exposure are associated with psychological symptoms but not with clinically defined psychiatric disorder. In both industrial studies and community studies, noise exposure is related to raised catecholamine secretion. In children, chronic aircraft noise exposure impairs reading comprehension and long-term memory and may be associated with raised blood pressure.”


Another recent article written by  called “The role of urban parks for the sustainable city”, has shown:


” Increasing empirical evidence, however, indicates that the presence of natural areas contributes to the quality of life in many ways. Besides many environmental and ecological services, urban nature provides important social and psychological benefits to human societies, which enrich human life with meanings and emotions.”


A recent report done by the European Union, show the gravity of the situation in the following statement:


“Health defects related to environmental noise result in a cost for society. Te loss of healthy life years is often valued in euros, but there are also indirect and hidden costs, such as the cost of medical treatment (e.g. medication for hypertension or mental illness); loss of efficiency

at work due to illness or fatigue resulting from sleep deprivation or ineffective resting periods; reduced creativity and learning – and even

less prosocial behaviour – caused by noise stress, resulting in safety

and security costs. It is therefore essential that environmental sound is included in different policy areas defectively and efficiently: in

particular, at a preventive stage.”


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Solutions exists. In case they are not sufficient, it is a subject that deserve more investment. The promotion of these effects are crucial and urgent. The effects that the noise and lack of nature in big cities have on our population, are dangerous and immediate. It is in our power to demand change and responsibilities from the authorities. This is not a detach abstract problem, it is affecting and touching any person living in such an environment. I truly believe that only be promoting awareness in the population and maintaining a strong and constant demand for change, countable actions will be done.


We are a generation that have evolved into this reality, which make us responsible for it. Our children’s are born in such an environment and cannot do anything about it. To promise a better future and better life for the young generation, actions and responsibilities have to be taken today.


Do you have an idea about how to promote this subject? Can you feel the affect mentioned above on in your life? Share this information and help me reach as many people as possible.


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June 7, 2018

Freedom of speech in a virtual world – The “Crypto Kirby” case

In an era in which we are getting the majority of our information online. It is now more important than ever to make sure that the freedom of speech is kept in our virtual world. Not to long ago, we all witnessed the public charade about our privacy on social network. Even if it can be said that the hearing of Mark Zuckerberg was more of a shameful event for the congress that a real demonstration of democracy. It did promote awareness to the subject and created a certain kind of constructive conversation around the world.


From the other side, the subject of our privacy online is only one out of a few topics that I find that are important to address when approaching the topic of the cooperation’s power on our virtual reality. The primary purpose of the internet is to allow its users to share information on a global scale. Its integration into the mass market truly changed our lives. It gave humanity the option to share, connect and spread information around the world, creating a new era with less boundaries, and more global social awareness. unfortunately, this ideas are more a philosophical wish than a practical reality.


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It is true that we indeed posses all of those possibilities, it is just not in our hands to decide what information we will reach and if our perspective will be able to go online. It is known and accepted that cooperation’s as google, amazon facebook etc are customizing the search results and commercials we are getting exposed to. Sometimes they explain us it as a necessity to keep their platforms free and some other times they present it as an efficient tool to optimize the platform to our needs. Ignoring the anti democratic (equality of opportunity) aspect of it, The majority of the people accept it, as they actually find it comfortable or because they don’t really care.


Giving priority to a certain content is one thing, erasing or deleting content is another. As you may already understood from my previous posts, I’m a great blockchain technology enthusiastic. I believe it integration into our system is a necessity if we are searching to create a better world and a disruptive practicality that will take over every field of our new global society. As any other new technology, it opposed the current power house and threaten their monopoly as it strip them from their centralized power on our existence.


As part of my constant research in the development of the Blokchain world and the cryptocurrency market, I enjoy deeply listing to a few intelligent and educated people that are honestly sharing their knowledge in the field for the sake of doing so. One of them is a channel called “Crypto Kirby”. This person, is sharing his knowledge, perspective and thoughts about the market, its sentiments and its investments FOR FREE every day for a long period now. His broadcasts has never been offending, violent or promoting anti governmental agendas. He speaks honestly, truly and directly to people that are willing to hear a different perspective about crypto currency and the blockchain market.


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Two days ago, Youtube closed his channel. Without any convincing explanation or any previous notice. Just like that. because he was speaking his truth. When he tried to understand why it happened, a number of automated email has been sent to him as part of the complicated bureaucratic mechanism of any big cooperation that do not want to answer simple question.

I believe that deprivating the public from knowledge and different perspectives is part of a tyrannical behavior used by our government and now cooperation for the sake of keeping us weak and separated from each other. It is by blocking our capacity to be exposed to different kind of information, they take from us the capacity to think freely and express ourselves. This is a real violation of our freedom of speech and our freedom to access information.

This topic is serious as it represent an anti democratic behavior. I find it as important as the topic of our privacy. The virtual world became our main channel of information. If we are searching to evolve on a global scale and promote a better prosperous future, this monopoly of information need to be fought and stop. Please help me share this thought. Only awareness and open conversation will allow us to tackle this subject and solve this issue.


If you are searching to find Crypto kirby online you can (for now) find him in the following links:


https://twitter.com/cryptokirby?lang=en


https://t.me/CryptoKirby


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Published on June 07, 2018 06:06