⚡ Reflections from the Ark. Last Station: Money⚡
🌐 We generally assume that the world is becoming a better place every year, but when it comes to individual freedoms, the opposite is true. Most studies show that humanity is now less free than it was several years ago.
⏳ Twenty years ago we had a decentralized Internet and a relatively unrestricted banking system. Today, Apple and Google censor information and apps on our phones, while Visa and Mastercard restrict goods and services. We cede power and control to irresponsible people we don't elect.
🛰️ Most of us wear tracking devices and allow corporations to use our private data to bombard us with content that distracts us with low-quality entertainment. Now we are surrounded by surveillance cameras, remember: All for your safety.
🇨🇳 In 2017 China overtook the United States as the world's largest economy by purchasing power, showing the world that individual freedoms are not necessary for economic development. Watching China's success, more countries are turning authoritarian, curbing essential human rights like freedom of speech, movement, and assembly.
🧠 The most active and creative minds are too busy playing in the "free enterprise" bubble or churning out digital content to keep everyone else glued to their devices for longer. The rest seem too distracted by the abundance of cheap digital entertainment to critically assess the trend and take action.
🤔 And I wonder what the legacy of our generation will be. Will we go down in history as those who let free societies turn into dystopian nightmares? Or will we be remembered as those who stood up for the freedoms that previous generations fought so hard for?
