Changes to Modern Society
Dwain Northey (Gen X)
This is a question that could warrant a Doctoral Thesis because there are so many angles that one could take in adequately addressing the multitude of transformative things that could be done.
Frankly the evolution that modern society has undergone is not at all surprising based on the history of our species. From the minute homoerectus and homosapien were able to walk upright the mission was to exterminate one another… that hasn’t changed only the methods have become more efficient. We evolved to bond into social groups for mere survival because we, as a species, were not the strongest or fastest. We individually were not on top of the food chain, but as a group our ancestors changed the odds.
That would have been fine if that’s as far as group think went but as we all know it didn’t stop with just survival then conquest came into the equation. Conquest created wars… wars over land, riches, ideology and any excuse to take. Religion was I assume a hope to quell the mass murder of others but the man-made idolatry has only gave the bipedal thinking mammal another reason to disagree and dominate another.
Honestly there isn’t anything that will dramatically change the direction of modern society. We could instill in every person the Golden Rule, do unto others as you would have them do to you. That would be great, but it discounts sociopathy, the lack of empathy for others. It also ignores one of mans biggest downfalls, greed.
If by some cosmic phenomenon, karma kicked every person in the ass every time they, intentionally or not, hurt another maybe thing could change… and then again I may win the Lottery.
All we can hope to do is be our best selves, threat others with kindness and compassion and treat our children to do the same, then maybe someday the utopia that Gene Roddenberry & Star Trek envisioned will become a reality…
Esoteric Meandering Shouting Into the Void 