diumenge, 28 de maig del 2017

MarkZuckerberg Harvard Commencement

< The challenge of our generation is creating a world where everyone has a sense of purpose (..) Purpose is that feeling that you are part of something bigger than yourself, that you are needed, that you have something better ahead to work for. Purpose is what creates true happiness (...) 

Every generation expands its definition of equality (...) now, it's our time to define a new social contract. We should have a society that measurees progress not just by economic metrics like GDP, but by how many of us have a role we find meaningful. We should explore ideas like universal basic income to give everyone a cushion to try new ideas (...) 

We all are going to make mistakes, so we need a society that's less focussed on locking us up or stigmatizing us when we do. And as technology keeps on evolving, we need a society that is more focused on providing continuous education throughout our lives (...) 

Every generation expands the circle of people we considere "one of us". And in our generation, that now includes the whole world (...) 

This is the struggle of our time: the forces of freedom, openness, and global community against the forces of authoritarianism, isolationism, and nationalism; forces fot the flow of knowledge, trade, and inmigration against those who would close them down (...) 

Change starts local. Even global changes start small - with people like us > 

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