On the 21st Century and Beyond
We are living in the 21st Century. Being a millenial myself, I grew up in a culture when I think that knowledge is more advanced that ever. Science is booming, discoveries, technologies and everything under the sun seems to be so easy. Communication? There are the mobile phones, internet, media. Information is transmitted fast and who knows what will happen next. Transportation? Cars, ships, airplanes, supercars, cheap cars, automatic cars, self drive cars, solar powered cars, space rockets. Science? We have discovered new, elements, new medicines, new diseases, new treatments. Politics? They say we are living in the most peaceful era of the world history. We are living the utopia of democracy, the blessings of liberty, human rights, gay rights, minority rights and everything that seems to be good. They say that it is a manifestation of progress. If I were to assess the present society in the light of the past events and what ...