6 June, 2005

“We’ll finally get what we want”…words from the latest Telecom advertisement that uses children to show the wonderful gadget filled world that awaits us in a few years time. I don’t think of myself as a cynic, I’m far too idealistic for that but there are some things that just defy reality and this is one of them. There are simply too many problems starting to arise, too many cracks in our system, too many bugs, too many issues for us to ignore. Our system is starting to fall apart. There are simply too many homo sapiens on this finite planet consuming too many resources for the hyper-tech future to be real. I’ve ranted about oil peak issues, global warming, over population, the illusion of western society, the hidden slave labour market, and the over consumption of a few before but tonight that ad has simply pissed me off. Stop using kids to advertise a future that in all likelihood simply won’t exist!

Even through my limited teaching experience I am seeing kids who think they can achieve without hard work, get a cruisey job that earns 60k a year without effort and an almost non-existant education. If that fails they can always come up with a hit single or “focus on their sports”. Reality check….without the socialist system that supports ‘victims’ they will simply starve to death. The number of countries with a financial social system is restricted to the rich western societies and is a privilege, not a right. When shit gets hard people stop supporting a community of slackers. I stil believe that for the majority that will never be a problem, that’s why I say I’m an idealist, but I’m increasingly beginning to question that as a future certainty. I hope I’m wrong, I sincerely hope I’m wrong.