Glimpsing The Future Through Microcosms
As we grab the few bytes of news from mainstream media over a quick cup of coffee in the morning or just before dinner at night, we are hit with mini stories ranging from clashes in Ukraine to the wedding dress of a Kardashian. It is difficult to weed out the stories that matter from the propaganda or the endless reporting on who is wearing what, with who at what party. We are after all, busy people that have work issues, mortgage or rent issues, credit issues and family and friend issues. It is difficult to spare some time to see the bigger picture. Even more difficult to sort the blatant lies and propaganda from the truth. Most news stories run for a minute or less so it is impossible to get a complete picture. A quick video of fighting in Ukraine with a headline "Russian Invasion causes More Death" is all we get from our news sources. Information bytes that are spun to justify whatever action the much more civilised Western World intends to take on the evils of Russia, Sy...