some dude living in london said “huh, greece isn’t doing so hot. thousands of greek people are living in poverty. hey, europe, let’s all chip in and help ‘em out, yeah?” and they did. they’ve raised 1.5 million euros in 5 days.
if that’s not the tightest, most compassionate, most human thing you’ve ever heard of, get out of my face. everyone chip in what you can, let’s save greece.
I find this to be an interesting turning point in history. avenues like social media and the internet have increasingly allowed the public to bypass government action in order to find solutions to massive societal problems where traditional measures have failed. whether or not it will be successful is yet to be seen but this is a cool idea. we are reaching a point where it is transparent how much power society has in realizing the kind of change we want to see in the world. I hope it ushers in some serious thinking about our current systems and how they can better serve us in a modern age.
lawlliets