Doom And Gloom, Not Really, Just Change.

As I crammed my brain full of information the last few days it has generated some conclusions. Whenever this happens I always like to bounce the ideas off others to test my revelations as a sanity check. In order to keep this blog entry a bite size, I will be writing a small series. Please comment or share them with others so I can know if there is a general interest for me to keep writing.

Sometimes when we are looking for explanations as to why things are happening in our lives or in the world, the most simple answers are right in front of us and we usually do not see them.

I used to think that all the developed countries in the world moved forward synchronized in development. I was naive in thinking this because I made the awful assumption that if I was keeping up to change then so should everyone else in my surroundings and in the world, but I now know that this is completely false. The natural tendency for humans is to resist change because change requires effort. The large majority would rather not expend energy in thinking and so a dull life they shall live. The very fact that you are reading this is because you are probably searching for other people that share your thoughts or curiosity as to what is happening in the world today. While there are many others in the same category, I am quite sure there are others drawing similar conclusions and perhaps can explain this much better than I can.

When I travel I had these presumptions about North America as being more advanced that any other country. When I saw bits and pieces in other parts of the world that confused the hell out of me. I couldn't understand why cell phones were so widely used in some places but their internet service sucked. These advancements should go hand in hand.

I concluded that more and more North America and possibly the world is beginning a more rapid change. I also used to think that countries or continents would change separately, they are now intertwined in a way I do not understand. What I do know for sure is that the industrial age is coming to a rapid end here in North America.

The change is happening quite rapidly and more than people can probably handle or understand. While largely fueled by technology, I'm not sure which age we are entering, either it is the Technological Age or the Information Age and if the information age, then every change is then fueled by technology.

The large unemployment we are witnessing is the by-product of change, but also the actual illustration of growth in the economy. After any amount of displacement comes new growth and opportunities. If we can realize the change is upon us then definitely gives us a chance to prosper.

Like most of us, we have only lived through part of Industrial Age. There is no cut and dry indicator when parts of the world changes from one age to another. I am guessing the likes of the Great Depression. Only because normally a large event has always marked great change in history and I believe the end of the Industrial Age is being marked by 2 things. 1, is 9/11 and 2 is the dismantling of corporate America as we know it now.

If you think this content bears any truth, please post a comment so I can evaluate your thoughts as to how I may improve my writing to help others understand and cope with the change. Or, if I am totally out to lunch and I should have a sanity check I am after all open minded and willing to accept change.