Self-consciousness of the universe
At times it feels like a dream. At times it feels like a nightmare. We have woven an advanced series of cultures, social structures, and processes together through thousands of years of iteration, and trial & error which has propelled the advancement of our species. Allowing us to know what we know today.
This is the construct.
At the time of reading this you likely have more access to information through your phone, or computer, than any single living person 100 years ago today had in their entire lifetime combined.
Leading up to my last year of building and working on integrations and systems to power realtime artificial intelligence for predictive analysis with a surgical degree of accuracy… I’ve since a young age grappled with trying to find rationale for why we are here, why we love, why we lose, why we suffer, why we leave, and why we don’t get to bring this life with us where ever we go. Very near and dear topics in my heart.
Lets examine how and why our presence here today is necessary for the progression of the world we will one day leave, and how there is an overlying consciousness we power with our presence today. Lastly, the importance of leaving a legacy within it.
December 17th, 10:35am 1903, Kitty Hawk North Carolina, the first flight.
What if this moment, for any probability of not happening, didn’t? Would there have been brothers like the Wright brothers with such a unique outlook on a subject as to be able to be the first to take flight? This moment, has implications that could never fit into every black or white or gray pixel in the image above. From warfare to being able to jump on that red eye flight from Philadelphia to England at 9:30 pm and landing the next morning in England, skipping weeks of travel by the seas of the Atlantic Ocean.
Do you know who this is? Its likely you don’t, shoot I didn’t either. Even though he is a man who made a difference in the world, so great that without his existence you likely wouldn’t be reading this message… even though he died August 25th, 1867… 153 years ago. This is Michael Faraday an English Scientist who discovered electromagnetic induction, electrolysis and diamagnetism. He is considered the father of electricity.
Without him, there is no computers. Without him, there is no story.
Both the Wright Brothers, and Faraday have something in common, their ability to uniquely interact with the world around them to solve problems in their own way. Each one of us, have this power within us. We are all provided an opportunity to take our own bite out of the Apple. Was Steve Jobs destined to leave the kind of mark he left? No, he just dared to dream big and paid attention to details. Its there from birth in all of us. There is something we are uniquely talented at, or are uniquely equipped to solve between our birth and death. But how, but why?
We have all had different experiences, different memories, different thoughts, and different influences. Our entirely unique inputs to our entirely unique brain and central nervous system, over time, create influences, or weights, and with vast enough experience, or education, it develops highly unique perception.
New ideas spark new ideas, which spark new ideas.
Attempt, Variance, Recollection.
In 2020, we are Artificial Intelligence. Information distributed through artificial systems, and electronic devices are the basis for the opinions of the majority. This information can also serve as the inspiration and knowledge needed to address increasingly difficult barriers of innovation, and resulting “rate of innovation” as Elon Musk calls it. If you have ever gained a piece of information through any kind of digital technology, you are part cyborg.
There are needs for innovation surrounding us at all times. If you have ever taken a train between Manhattan & Long Island and experienced the train stalling, and complained, its an innovation waiting to solve. The transit system powering much of the tristate area’s trains and subways haven’t been innovated in over 100 years now. There is need to innovate in the government, in healthcare, data privacy and security. There is a need today for technological innovation in decreasing the time it takes for computer algorithms to figure out potential vaccines to novel diseases and viruses like COVID-19. There is also a need for technological innovation to carry humans to colonize mars in order for us to secure the continuity of our species.
This speech, brings emotion out of me as someone who found a calling in a topic because its degree of difficulty, and meaningful nature.
It was big dreams, prestige, and honor, some 50+ years before the iPhone which started an iterative cycle and resulted in all sorts of unexpected technological advancements. Ever grab the mouse of a computer? A result of research at NASA this moment inspired. This moment created urgency, it created a spark, and the bravery JFK spoke of is the bravery it takes to risk failure, to risk annihilation, to be great.
The positive contribution each and every one of us can make to any array of issues facing the world today far outweigh the risks of inaction. Everything massive and great, started with something small. The heart of innovation is in the human ability to engineer. A true engineer, is someone who can simplify a complex concept. Start small and simple on an idea. Create urgency and iterate.
We are uniquely favored to solve problems that have never been solved before, because we have the benefit of all the advancements, research, and failures of those who came before us.
We are the last.
The last generation to be unaugmented.
The last generation to be intellectually alone.
The last generation to be limited by our bodies.
We are the first.
The first generation to be augmented.
The first generation to be intellectually together.
The first generation to be limited only by our imaginations.
(someone i’m connected to on Linked in wrote this first/last and I loved it)
As we continue to innovate, we open the doors for the next generation of problems and the next generation of trail blazers who are kids now, and up late at night at home, tinkering with their computers trying new things.
Curiosity and Imagination. In America, anything is possible.
Our experiences are logged in the world by how we live. The fruit of our consciousness, our findings while here, our journey, are all mention worthy as these are the components of a growingly self aware higher sentience our existence feeds through risk, failure, and accomplishment. The equivalent of God’s Library, or the akashic record.
By why venture to try new things instead of playing video games in between a 9 to 5? We only have one shot here, when the curtains close, which is part of our earthly experience, what is written is whats left. There is no such thing as real failure or loss if you never give up or settle. Its all just chips on the board and in order to win some, you have to risk some. Its this process we endure, and our character throughout, which results in the legacy we build and one day leave.
Don’t want to lose another family member to cancer? Dare to look at the cause or the ways we can end cancer, uniquely. Don’t reference other studies, start your own. Simplify problems, and do enough homework to trust your instincts. It takes confidence to look at an issue objectively and to come to fair, logical, rational, conclusions.
As we continue to grow more and more interconnected than ever through advancements and innovations in technology new and unique ways to make a meaningful impact will arise. New ways to observe the journey will unfold. The world needs Innovative Ninja’s to push new ideas forward for our security, health, peace, and for the safety and prosperity of all life on earth.
What we do each day, adds up to what we do with our lives. Make the most of this precious time, to enjoy it, cherish family, and chase dreams.
What is the world missing today? Whats one thing you would change?
Wishing you a wonderful 2021 and beyond, may all your dreams come true.
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