Space exploration as a unifying purpose for a reawakened West

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[–]JuliusCaesar225Nationalist + Socialist 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I don't believe it has been recognized how destructive mass social media has been for society and its role in creating the current chaotic situation. People think of technologies destructiveness through weapons but rarely the social ramifications that new technologies can have. Social media has been completely transformative in the way society functions. Everyone in plugged into this increasingly chaotic spectacle and the distraction seems undermine the ability to escape it.

Social media needs to be taken back to the early forms of the internet when it was more personal or community oriented(forums) as oppose to mass social media culture(twitter culture). Technology then needs to be harnessed for knowledge, exploration, and other beneficial concepts rather than mere distraction technology.

[–]aukofthecovenantWhite man with eyes 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

An interesting poll of children (8-12 years) in the US, UK, and China about their aspirational jobs shows that in the US & UK, about 3x as many kids pick "Vlogger/Youtuber" as the top choice than "astronaut". In China the reverse is true.

Sure, they're kids so maybe don't put much stock in their answers, but you still have to wonder why Youtube looms so large in the minds of 8-12 year-olds. I mean, are 8-year-olds really spending that much time online? Perhaps that's a problem in itself.

[–]Ethnosomniator 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is it.

I'm raising my children specifically to aspire to such aims. This is difficult because society tells them some jobs are better because you get to cash in more. What's considered awesome has been twisted, too.

For instance, nobody "wants" to study law. It's a high prestige job with potentially lots of dough involved. But society is better the less lawyers are involved in anybody's life (while not being savage, of course). The glamour comes solely from jewish propensity for pilpul and their control over hollywood, giving them an outlet to glorify a job that's destroying our society.

My children learn that an astronaut represents the top of the hierarchy because he has to combine diverse skills from the both practical and cutting edge aspects of science, and he employs these skillsets in a dangerous environment under sacrifice, trailblazing our way to the stars. They don't have to become astronauts, of course, but they understand why it's the best and that other professions can be similarly broken down.

[–]EthnocratArcheofuturist 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

According to polls the youth in the US and the UK want to become vloggers. Young people in China want to become astronauts. That says literally everything.

[–]JuliusCaesar225Nationalist + Socialist 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yea, I worry about kids growing up in this highly plugged in world. Computers and internet were around when I was a kid but it was different. Internet culture also seems to have a negative effect on memory and attention span along with decreasing real socialization.

I noticed even myself due to amount of time I spend on the internet the past decade have seen my short term memory and attention span completely erode from what it was my youth. I now struggle sitting through a whole movie in 1 sitting and struggle reading for an extended period of time. In fact I even struggle to start a movie or book because I am addicted to the internet and it appeals to my short attention span more. I've been trying to get myself to read more but only occasional pick up the books I'm reading.