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"We live in a divided world. My country is fractured. Your country is
fractured. Everywhere I’ve been of late, from Brazil to Italy, from the
Philippines to Nigeria, I see struggles to address fractured societies. Deep
fissures of ethnic, religious, economic conflict.
The underlying issues are longstanding. They are further challenged by changes
in the global politic. Open markets and borderless capitalism drive fear of
lost jobs. Growth in immigration is perceived to disrupt culture, to disrupt
religion. And yes, these challenges have been exacerbated by the frictionless
means of expression enabled by the Internet.
We see frustration with the perceived value of democracy. We see less
willingness to engage in constructive dialog. When the motivation to achieve
compromise or consensus is lost, democracies break down.
We live in a highly polarized world. History warns us. It tells us that
polarization stretched to the breaking point does not end well. You can go back
centuries on that one. The only thing that has changed over time is that
communications technology makes it all happen faster.
As technologies of media progressed, from the printing press to radio to
television, it became easier for people to consume more and more information.
However, the ability to speak to the people, to influence them at scale — good,
bad, or indifferent — was limited to a privileged few. Participation was not
diverse, minority voices were not fairly represented.
The Internet changed that. It put a printing press in everyone’s hands.
Everyone had the opportunity to share his or her voice in the public square.
Millions did. It enabled diverse voices to express themselves to every person
in the world, or more precisely, to anyone willing to listen."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
