Tag: alternatives

The two tiers of technology

Posted on by philipdodson

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Yesterday I did our usual weekly podcast with my mate Bernie and by chance, we had an opportunity to chat with Julio about Blockchain.

I have been trying to find out more about Blockchain, as it is becoming a much talked about technology. I know it’s been around a while, but we’re a bit backward in London!!

But the thing that struck me, while talking with Julio and we referenced it in the podcast, we are living in a two-tiered world when it comes to technology.

Brian Solis coined a fantastic term in his great book ‘What’s The Future of Business’, he called it ‘digital Darwinism’, where many are getting left behind as technological changes at lighting pace. He said ‘when society & technology evolve faster than our ability to adapt’.

We do have a generation c, a connected generation, however, posting on Instagram, sharing experiences on social networks, buying stuff online based on reviews is one thing, keeping up to date with technology and the real impact it could have on the world, is another thing entirely.

There are about 2 billion smartphone owners globally, so that means there are 5.5 billion who are unlikely to be part of the connected generation and are unlikely to know about Blockchain. However, out of those 2 billion smartphone owners, I wonder how many are familiar with Blockchain and how it could completely revolutionise the world?

I still don’t completely understand it and I am not sure how it will impact the world. But I am very curious to see how.

But we do have a two-tier tech world developing, where many are not even aware of what is there. That is not a criticism or judgement, it is an interesting fact of our rapidly changing world and is almost unique in the history of the human race.

I believe that many in the world will use technology to bypass the current established operating system and that will bring about great change, much of which the masses will not be aware of until it has happened.

Technology, used in the right way, has the ability to solve the challenges facing the human race, it is up to us to connect, find out more and get involved in helping this revolution happen. It is the only way we will change the historic situation of the few controlling the many to a world run for all the human race.

Finally, there is undoubtedly an unknown third tier of technology, that is kept from all of us. Let’s hope change can happen fast.

EU, in or out?

Posted on by philipdodson

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The debate about Europe or the EU, or anything else for that matter, could be looked at in a different and more positive way.

Before looking at whether we should be part of the EU or not, or part of any organisation or not, surely we could ask what is the purpose of the EU? what is it for? Why does the EU exist? Should we even have an EU or is there an alternative OS that could be better.

We seem to never question improving it, simply ‘in or out?’.

The vote for in or out is one based largely on nationalism versus union of states/federalism. The ones against the EU, typically, tend to be seeking a return to nationalism, they tend to be anti-immigration and freedom of movement. They are isolationists, conservative and seeking to go backwards in time.

In an ever more digitalised world, with a huge rise in nomads, remote workers and self-employment, is nationalism or federalism the answer. Perhaps we could be looking to create a borderless world, where the many run the world for the many, not a few running it for a few.

The ‘out’ camp never seems to seek reform or creating an alternative, they seem to just want to abandon ship and run. But what alternative solution are they offering to the EU?

Do the pro-EU people ever to stop to ask ‘what is the EU for?’. If staying in means accepting the EU as it is, then what is the good of that.

Both the in and out camps actually want the same thing under a different wrapper. Both mean control, both mean putting up with the no longer fit for purpose system of party politics and corruption, whether that comes from Westminster or Brussels really makes no difference.

Whether we have the EU or not, whether the UK stays in the EU, or not, is largely an irrelevance if we do not stop to look at what is its purpose. We need to look beyond the EU and creating alternatives.

Globally, we are controlled by a tiny few, the EU is yet another bureaucratic tool there to ensure our compliance with the wishes of the truly powerful.

The EU and all governments simply do what the elite want.

So stay in or opt out, it makes no difference.

Worry more about TTIP, TPP, Monsanto and other global corporations. Worry more about the over-consumption, especially of meat and simply devastating effect it is having on the environment. Worry more about global pharmaceutical companies and their impact on our health. Worry more about the tiny elite who hoard all the power, wealth and resources. Worry about the terror and war they are creating globally to enhance their position and further their total dominance.

Stop worrying whether we are part of a bureaucratic club or not, whether we have rules to decide how big our apples should be or not. Start challenging what the people who really control us are doing and question more the things that matter.

The world needs some alternative systems. The in or out is a like debating IOS or Andriod for your phone, it’s just one OS or another but the same device. The debate could be about a bigger picture, perhaps there is there a different device.