The human virus will run rampant
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You've seen viral videos. We all have. Right now, they are unpredictable and they evolve right before our eyes. What if there's an evolutionary path for these viral-ideas that sweeps the globe within days or even hours?
Imagine someone getting a really bright idea, and decides to share it. And imagine that he or she does this in an entertaining manner. For now, only simple ideas goes viral world wide. But as they evolve, and as globalization goes forward, we share more and more of basic cultural ideas, and thus more and more of us will be susceptible to the same idea.
Within national borders we are more likely to agree on certain viewpoints, just as Danes are likely to agree on stuff that Swedes might not agree on. But as global culture evolves it will bind people together acress borders. And what will happen when global movements challenge local nation states? What will happen if the people across the globe finds out that they agree on stuff that the Nation state does not provide? What will happen if millions of people in the west, decides to use drugs openly? There's simply not enough jail cells to hold them all. What will happen if thousand of people agrees to share their wealth and buy real estate in large scale? WHat happens if they declare themselves independent?
There is much talk about a singularity, a technological change so massive that it will change everything. What if the human change will sweep the world first?
Are we even ready for what might happen, if people find a way to stand together with a will to change the world?
Imagine the power that a million people will have? Or millions? They can coordinate their investments and have a real and radical influence on the way the world works.
Imagine, what people will do, once they know they share values and can change the world through communication and coordination. Just imagine.
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Thank you so much for this idea. It's a concept that I feel is a true possibility if not an inevitability. After reading this, it continued to ring in my head for some time, fueling thoughts, and creating new branches of ideas. I love that. Thanks again. Bravo!

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