An introduction

In short, some time ago a study was done over a group of primates living on a Japanese island where one said primate was taught to wash sweet potatoes before it ate them to improve its taste. Soon this behavior was observed and learned by another monkey. Now with two of them using this process it had twice the observational power. Two more monkeys learned to wash the potatoes. Then four, eight, sixteen, and so on until a critical number was reached, allegedly around one hundred, then suddenly the rate of growth was so great that virtually all of the monkeys on the island were washing their potatoes before they ate them. Interesting enough. But the true value of that story is almost poetic. It is an incredible testimonial for the power of exponential growth.

Whether we like it or not, we the people have inherited quite a heavy work load. As cliche as it may be, "With great power comes great responsibility." and perhaps one of the most powerful and unstable forces known to modern man is the current status of technological advancement in communication and global connectivity. Our responsibility then, is to use that power wisely. All of us twenty-something-year-olds are like the graduating class of Facebook high. The age of communication is upon us, and it is such a beautifully unique time to live in. Ideas can grow and spread faster than ever before. Cell phones and the internet gave birth to this massive wave of chatter, and it only seems to be getting larger. And faster.

Anyone, from the typical stoner-conspiracy theorist to world renowned members of the science community, are weary of human life as we know it coming to an end. I'm not talking about December 21, 2012 or any other mistranslated doomsday prophecy, but rather a self-destruction of sorts. Capitalism, Communism, Socialism, Marxism and any other economic or political idelism all have one big flaw in common. None of them acknowledge the fact that our Earthly resources are finite, or not unlimited. We live in a system that relies on constant growth. I am fairly confident that I could explain our current monetary system to my six year old nephew and he would know how bogus it is. There is a reason so many people are getting involved in the Occupy Movement. Corruption is visible all around us and the separation of wealth is, honestly, fucking scary. But the same thing that empowers the masses to assemble and communicate these ideas at the ease in which we enjoy them, is the same thing that hurts us in a way. Because anyone can start a Facebook event and organize a demonstration in the name of Occupy, there is a lack of definitive leadership. There is no single voice to declare the demands of the people, and frankly there isn't really a clear answer, at this point, to what change needs to take place.

So, what can be done? Optimism tells us that every single person can make a difference, but the overwhelming size and complexity of major social issues makes almost any action seem futile. I have never known a more depressing notion than the feeling of not being able to make a difference. So I am constantly on the search for a call to action. All I can say for certain is that we absolutely have to use the tools we have at our disposal. Use your voice. Have the conversations. Do not just challenge authority, challenge everything. Aside fron causing a lot of controversy The Invisible Children's campaign for Kony 2012 did one other thing, and it was exactly what it had set out to do. Joseph Kony is now infamous, and the results of their social experiment tell us that we can make exponential growth the age of communication work for us. We can use them to help steer our ever progressing timeline in the direction that is best for humanity. This blog is nothing more than an attempt to help encourage a much needed revolution of the mind and to help reach the 100th monkey, so to speak. Answers are out there and we can only find them by looking.