In the age of the internet, it is easier than ever to cross national borders. No matter where you are in the world, the internet can take you to far away places in an instant. In my opinion, it is the biggest bonus about living in the 21st century.
There are so many great things about living in this age. Anything you want to learn can be found on the internet. Communicating with distant friends and relatives is at the tip of your fingers and is marginally free. Medical advances have people living longer than any other period in history. Motor vehicles are producing less toxic pollution than any other time in history. And, mainstream reporters are not our only source of information on current events.
Learn Anything on the Internet
Fifty years ago, before the internet, finding sources of information on any given subject was a crap shoot. A person had to go to the library and pour over the card catalog and the reader’s guide to periodicals to determine the best resources for the information he desired. Once you determine which resources you were going to use, you went and got the books off the shelf, then prayed that there was some useful information!
Many times, there was one or two items of interest that you would have to pour through the book to find. After hours and hours of reading and searching, you might find that for which you were looking, but then again, you might not. Same thing with magazine and newspaper articles. It was hit or miss and took an immense amount of time and dedication.
Today, we have google. I know that google is not infallible, but I have found that it’s a whole lot faster to sort through the unimportant pages google recommends than to sort through information in a reference book format. There is also the wonderful technique of searching the page via cont+f. Using cont+f, you can search for a specific word or phrase and be taken directly to each instance of the term on the page. This method allows you to quickly determine if a page google has given you is relevant to your qest for knowledge. If it isn’t you can close the tab and saved yourself anywhere from a few minutes to a few months.
Communication
The internet provides people with a marginally free way to communicate with people around the world. In 1985, a 90 minute phone call between Nebraska and Virginia cost $311.00 USD. Today, a person in the United States can “chat” with someone in, say, Abu Dabi for hours for no more than what they are already paying for their internet service. It is not considered “free”, but rather, “marginally free” because you do pay for your internet service, and the computer used has been paid for at some point by someone. Marginally free means that it didn’t cost any more to talk than not to talk under these circumstances.
It isn’t just that you can communicate over long distances, it’s that you can actually speak via microphone and speakers, and even see each other in real time as well! There are many free applications for video conferencing! The experience has been enhanced, and the cost has been dramatically decreased. That’s all happened in the past 25 years!
Medical Advances
This statement is more subjective than objective. There have been some real advances in this area. Dr. Berzynski, in Huston, Texas, has made some real advances in cancer care and treatment. I’m sure there are other cases, but I am going to focus on Berzynski’s research for this section as this can be objectively measured.
Dr. Berzynski has discovered a real and lasting cure for neoplastic cancers. His work has been so successful that the state of Texas and the United States government has diligently worked to steal it from him. Brain neoplasms are nearly always fatal, except under the care of Dr. Berzynski. The mainstream method of treating cancer is toxic in itself. Chemotherapy kills all cells, not just the cancerous ones.
Dr. Berzynski’s discovery, antineoplastons, are completely non-toxic, and are closer to organic compounds, to the human body. In healthy people, the body creates these compounds to stave off neoplastic cancers. These compounds are absent in neoplastic cancer patients. Dr. Berzynski discovered a method of synthesizing these compounds to nearly exactly mimic the ones created in healthy people. The patient, therefore, has no side effects from the treatment, and is eventually cured of the cancer while maintaining the other aspects of his health.
There are several videos on youtube that you can watch for more information about Dr. Berzynski.
Toxic Emissions
As late as the early 1980′s, gasoline contained lead. The lead was spewed into the air for the world to breath. Lead is a heavy metal that settles in the brain causing the brain to slow down. In children, lead can cause sever learning and other disabilities.
While I do not believe in any sort of governmental regulation, I do believe it was the right thing to develop vehicles that could run on un-leaded gasoline. The level of lead in the air, especially in densely populated areas, is a big concern for parents. Lead can make a smart person dumb. The younger the brain, the faster it happens.
Current Events
Another thing I love about the internet is that the internet is a great source of non-mainstream information. The mainstream media consists of, essentially, puppets on a string. The conglomerates for whom these “reporters” work dictate the “news” they can share with the public. Censorship is alive and well in the United States. The internet is a cost effective way for people to self publish. Real reporters can investigate stories and report them on their own piece of cyber-space.
This site is a perfect example. I can write whatever I choose! As long as I do not take copy writed materials from other people, I can present my opinions, research, and just plain thoughts here. No one can tell me what to say on my site. It’s truly awesome for freedom of information. Sometimes you just want another opinion on a subject, other times, you just know there’s something missing from a story you heard. Look around the internet for a while, and you can get the whole story. You have to be a discerning consumer, however. There is a lot of false information here as well. With a little critical thinking, however, you can sort out the frauds from the facts.
We live in a great point in history. Don’t give up, get informed!
