Things we need to be thinking about

[wolven7]

Current things affecting the world, and its citizens:

Oil speculation: People invest in oil, because they see the price going up, gambling that the price will go up. As they invest, "the market" counts it as high demand. Prices go up.

Futures markets: Investing based on what you think will happen anywhere from a month to three or four years in the future.

Corn prices are going up, because there is far less of it, to go around, and need is about the same. No surprise, there.

Advertising. Tell people what they want, and how it fits what they want, already. Make them want it, more.

Major trends based on our perceptions and interpretations, which we then put out into the world.

Can you think of any others?

Comments

[sadistic-apollo.livejournal.com]

the speculative/futures market was put there for a reason. course that reason is to steal money from people.

[wolven.livejournal.com]

Yeah...

[necrophonic.livejournal.com]

Tibet being oppressed by China

Chinese labor being oppressed by China

Everything at Walmart/Everywhere being made in China

The Church pushing abstinence and male circumcision in Africa to combat AIDS instead of condoms

[wolven.livejournal.com]

The question, then, becomes how to change those things?

[salrushdy.livejournal.com]

olympiad is coming
it is affecting me - so it affects worls a little:)

[wolven.livejournal.com]

The modern Olympics is nothing BUT perception. Look at the American footage for the opening ceremony, in Athens, and see what kind of crazy symbolism they put in there.