For Survival and Sustainability

The news these days is all about evil tech. Nasty gossip in social media forces us into mental silos and opposing camps. AI will surely turn on us, and we will no longer be the masters of our fate (if we ever were).

What’s going on? Is this the beginning of the end?

I don’t think so. Here’s how I suggest we reframe our thoughts.

Until now, the human race has survived mainly because our species is clever and highly adaptable. It seems as though we have invented tools just when we needed them. Many of these inventions were first used as weapons, but so far their peaceful applications have been lasting and beneficial.

Consider, then, that humans invented the Internet at just the point in our evolutionary progress that we need instantaneous global communication to solve problems on a planetary scale.

You may say, “Ridiculous! Look at the abuses!”

To which I respond, “Have you ever lived with an angry teenager?”

The Internet is young and not yet mature. As children enter their teens, they become hyper-aware of their standing in social groups. They may taunt and tease each other. They may bully or cower. They begin to have strong opinions and give full vent to their emotions.

When they are fearful and feeling vulnerable because they know they lack experience, they may ask their parents for advice. They may then rebuke the giver, insisting no one has the right to order them around.

I believe we can and we will use our planetary consciousness to guide our actions as a community.

Please talk among yourselves!

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