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 The Future of Optimism 


    Peter Thiel talks about the future, and the optimistic or pessimistic view each group holds, in his book Zero to One. It’s an incredible way to view and understand the world, in a light which we often miss when living within our homeland. 


    The idea that each country, and by extension its people, view the future with a different lens, is unique. Although it may seem sheltered, most individuals seem to not differentiate between how each region has a different opinion on what lays ahead for humanity. Growing up in Canada, I’ve always simply believed that the world held similar beliefs or goals towards what they wished to accomplish in the not-so-distant future. About how we all wish to achieve abundance and wealth, through medicine and technology, to build a better world. How we all share a common belief that the future which lays ahead is one where prosperity for all is possible. Where we as human beings can collectively improve our condition, and strive towards a utopia in which all men can be free.


    Perhaps that idea highlights my naivety when it comes to the world. Believing that billions of people can all share a common goal or vision is a little immature, when stepping back to think about it. And yet, a better future for all sounds like something all of mankind should strive for, no?


    The reality is, that our actions, particularly in the West, simply do not reflect that optimism. The actions we as a society have decided to take, over the last few decades, seem to no longer truly envision a better world. The steps and actions which are now in progress, highlighting something a lot bleaker than what was generally imagined, only 20 years ago. 


    In a society which has become obsessed with money, and hypnotized with the fluctuation of capital via the speculation market- true progress has reached stagnation. The actual future in which we are hoping to build, seems more like a long shot at this point.


    Dreaming of a vibrant and prosperous future is one thing. However, actually building it is something else, completely. When I examine the West, I no longer see a people which are determined to build something greater. I no longer see a nation, which has its very own people, working towards achieving new breakthroughs and advancements. All I see, is a nation filled with money-hungry vampires, determined to simply hoard their wealth and acquire more capital.


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    To make my stance clear, I do not necessarily believe that acquiring wealth is a negative. However, when acquiring wealth becomes the only purpose or drive for a nation, then that nation is destined to run into issues. 


    Failing to build a better future results in stagnation. Stagnation, eventually leads to death. The failure to actively be building up, from Zero to One, damages the probability that the world will one day improve. It destroys the possibility, that we will succeed in building a better world. When society becomes obsessed in simply building adjacent, and following known ways to simply increase its wealth- then what future can we truly expect to have?


    The true future we wish to create, must be built by those who believe they hold it in their hands. It must be laid out and constructed by those who truly believe that the future will be a place worth living in. Those who know that it is their actions today, which will allow society to move towards a brighter tomorrow.



The future is never guaranteed. Neither is progress. 


In order to live in a better future- We must build tomorrow, today.

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