Young person I talked to today was despondent, anxious & fearful.
Said a few things—in case this is helpful to others 1/
Said a few things—in case this is helpful to others 1/
Told him to look up images of the two world wars, pictures of Europe & London bombed to smithereens.
Humanity clawed its way out & built a future.
Humanity clawed its way out & built a future.
Look at the US Civil War, the 1918 Pandemic, the Depression...
We are powerless now to change our destinies, except in our own small ways.
But we can all help others.
Anyone who is not in immediate need can help others. Focus on them, not our own uncertainty
But we can all help others.
Anyone who is not in immediate need can help others. Focus on them, not our own uncertainty
Young people will live another half century or more.
If we do this right, they might look back on this time as a turning point.
When unthinkable but necessary measures like universal basic income suddenly became politically possible.
If we do this right, they might look back on this time as a turning point.
When unthinkable but necessary measures like universal basic income suddenly became politically possible.
If I learned one thing from the global financial crisis, it’s that we will turn the corner eventually.
Change is ok—our system is not sustainable in its present form.
If there’s anything I’d do differently & will do differently now, it’s to be more generous.
It’s therapeutic
Change is ok—our system is not sustainable in its present form.
If there’s anything I’d do differently & will do differently now, it’s to be more generous.
It’s therapeutic
Humanity is going to make it.
Change is what we do.
There’s comfort in looking to help others. That’s what we’re all called to do.
The sun will come up tomorrow.
Change is what we do.
There’s comfort in looking to help others. That’s what we’re all called to do.
The sun will come up tomorrow.
