Even if you want to ignore the insanity going on in the world right now, it is hard to. Everyone I know is concerned at an underlying level. We are at the mercy of the government, and the people running it are insane and incompetent. And so much is happening every day, it’s tough to keep up. It’s scary
Is this country going to be bankrupt when this all ends? Will our standing in the world ever return? Will we have friendly allies again to partner and do business with? Will our country be hit with an attack? Or should we only be scared of AI and the countless jobs that are being eliminated?
How do you address those fears as a parent, a friend, a partner, or a company? I think about this all the time. I can’t fix this, but I hope I can be a voice of reason and safety. We have seen companies grow so big that they need to be broken up. We have seen the US invading other countries, leaving them worse off than before. I’m freaked too, but I want to believe that this, too, will end, and we will rebuild as a species, and it will put us in a better place. That’s what history has taught us.
The question I keep wondering is who is going to save us, and how is this all going to end, or at least shift gears.
And then I watched the Oscars, an annual event broadcast around the globe. The speeches were bold; they’re political; they are calling shit out, and they aren’t afraid. They were also defining how insane the culture we are living in is. Acknowledging parts of the industry that had never received an Oscar also signals a message of community. So perhaps this puts pressure on those still bowing to the king: the people are not with you? I can only hope. I am looking for positive light anywhere I can get it.
