Awfully Fast
I ran into this sobering chart on reddit a few weeks back.
It's the kind of information that might leave you trapped in a pit of glum self-pity, if you were prone to that sort of thing. Fortunately, I've been far too busy lately for any existential introspection.
Too busy to write regular blog postings, either, come to think of it.
If that first link left you feeling like life is passing you by too quickly, then check out this video. You might find some small comfort in the fact that everything else is also happening faster than you thought it was.
I don't have any problems with China (or India), of course. For me, the real point of this video is simply that the world is changing much more rapidly than most people realize. We might only be around for a measly 936 months, but when you live in "exponential times", everything from social demographics to world power to technology starts to move awfully fast.
(Thanks to Curtis for sending me this video.)
September 13th, 2008 - 15:48
Thanks for the link and video, they certainly make you feel humbled. But at the same time, we can see what we as humans can do with a little education, by working together and have goals to work towards. Given the rapid changes we are facing, more reason for us to have politicians and teachers to prepare us for the distant tomorrow rather than the next day.