Peter Diamandis's video really gave me a new perspective on the future of this planet. Instead of focusing on the negative like the new's and global media always do, he contradicted that with very positive news. The way the earth's well being is portrayed is twisted through media and focuses only on the horrible things, making it seem like our planet is spiralling out of control. I do agree with what Peter Diamandis is stating, but I do believe he is glorifying the whole situation. All he talks about is the positive things happening in the world, which is great for people to hear but is also unrealistic. I believe that people should have an equal view and understanding of both the good and the bad, so they keep a level head about it all. If humans think the world is completely fine and going in the right direction, nothing will be done to end the wars and global crises happening that the news only focus on. For humans to be in a healthy state of mind, everyone should know about the good to have hope for society and the planet, but should also be very aware of the bad so we can all make a change for the better. What Peter Diamandis had to say was very inspiring and changes the way you view the world, and there for I agree with everything he had to say, even though it seemed almost too positive.
The giant group discussion after watching the video was very interesting. I myself went on Todays Meet, and mostly just watched what other people had to say. I didn't have much to say on the topic at the time, so I remained pretty quiet, but after reading many student's opinions/ comments, I started to have more to say and commented more. I really enjoyed the whole thing, and I love how we can communicate with a wide range of students from other schools all with different opinions. I really enjoyed Todays Meet and look forward to doing it again.
Link to this TEDtalk video: http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_diamandis_abundance_is_our_future.html
I thought your reasoning is very good! Nice set up of your writing too :)
ReplyDelete