We're animals, and I believe the media and those they serve have almost perfected the process of pushing our buttons to push an agenda. We want to be part of the majority naturally, so we're easily riled up and manipulated as a species and "culture." So I think certain problems are overhyped and other, more pressing or longterm matters are not reported at all. We've been drinking this specialized cocktail (which hits all our primal urges) for decades if not centuries and there's no end in sight.

On the other hand, I we are a pattern-recognizing species. So I think the masses can and will eventually understand and demand more from our natural resources and their distribution. Ultimately I believe that if you can reach people individually, you'll find that no one wants to be fooled or duped. In fact people enter denial to create a world in which they are right.

So my hope is as technology and global communication advances we will recognize the patterns of manipulation and force the oligarchy to at least come up with new lies which are closer to the truth. Over time, like "going green" we'll see that we're all better off and more efficient helping each other on this rock as we hurtle through spacetime together. I'm a romantic in the sense that I want to help show people the light, but I'm also a selfish bastard and have to fight the urge to lift myself up by pushing others down. It's something ingrained in our consciousness as survival of the fittest. But the most impact we will all most likely have is on those immediately around us. That's how you change the world. Be kind and forgiving of those around you. Choose love instead of fear. Speak truth to power. And realize we are made of nothing and will return to this earth and to the stars sooner or later. Until then we're stuck here together (though let's try to fix that and explore the galaxy).