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I want to change the world. But how?

Started by istair 2 years ago 8 Comments

I am so disappointed with the way the world seems to be heading and would love to do something about it. I think that by asking other people, there might be some sort of really great discussion that could begin out there. I honestly am at a lack for finding any answers to this question, but it seems to be the most important one to me. Please help.

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1.	Change yourself You change the world one person at a time, and the first person is you. You change yourself one habit at a time, and the first hab... [show more] You change the world one person at a time, and the first person is you. You change yourself one habit at a time, and the first habit to change is the feeling that you can't change. Think global, act local: change your own life. If you smoke, stop it; if you eat unhealthy food, stop it, and so on... [show less] 2 Comments	Vote! 107 votes 2099 pts
2.	Raise your children well ...so that they can implement good change. Good change to counteract the bad children who are making the bad changes. 1 Comment	Vote! 64 votes 1216 pts
3.	Destroy Religion It's all we humans seem to fight about. Our God is better than your God... bah... destroy organised religion and we'd be far better off. 25 Comments	Vote! 41 votes 796 pts
4.	Pay it forward (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 30 votes 563 pts
5.	Understand it before you change it I believe most people out to change the world have not understood the fundamentals on which it works. Agreed that change would nev... [show more] I believe most people out to change the world have not understood the fundamentals on which it works. Agreed that change would never happen if we were to spend our entire lives sitting around philosophizing. But I'd rather let others change it while I try to understand it [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 25 votes 461 pts
6.	Think local not global? You tell me 1 Comment	Vote! 21 votes 377 pts
7.	Anything! It may sound like a lame answer at the offset, but I really, truly mean it. Everyone doing a little ANYTHING adds up to a whole lot. 28 Comments	Vote! 18 votes 320 pts
8.	Activism (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 18 votes 307 pts
9.	Invent Something If you look at all the people in history who have changed the World, most of them have brought something to the party, electricity... [show more] If you look at all the people in history who have changed the World, most of them have brought something to the party, electricity, the toilet, the steam locomotive, the computer, the internet, the internal combustion engine. Think small and try to invent something that could have a huge impact on peoples lives. Look at what we as human's do wrong, pollution, climate change, deforestation, war, religion - whatever... find something to improve on by invention. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 15 votes 263 pts
10.	Expose the world to awesome music! duh. Add a comment	Vote! 12 votes 208 pts
11.	Work on your attention span Why the hell can people only pay attention to something for like two minutes? If we could work on our memory and our attention sp... [show more] Why the hell can people only pay attention to something for like two minutes? If we could work on our memory and our attention span, we might be able to hold a thought for long enough to actually see it develop into reality. People have been so conditioned by the myriad of media to pay attention for as long as a commercial break. Now back to the show. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 11 votes 185 pts
12.	Help End the War (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 10 votes 155 pts
13.	Organize! find others who agree, and ask 'em to join in. meet. set an agenda. DO it! it is AMAZING how much a small, determined group of... [show more] find others who agree, and ask 'em to join in. meet. set an agenda. DO it! it is AMAZING how much a small, determined group of people can accomplish. force of numbers can overcome vast disparities of wealth, access and privilege. this is how you become "empowered" in the most direct way possible. you will find many people joining in - people you never thought would agree with your perspective. it is incredible how many people are just waiting for someone to step forward and take the initiative. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 9 votes 150 pts
14.	Contribute to Wikipedia Free knowledge can make a difference Add a comment	Vote! 7 votes 108 pts
15.	Follow in the footsteps of giants who have changed the world. There are many who have changed the world in a positive way, we often forget where we'd be without them. Few have achieved this c... [show more] There are many who have changed the world in a positive way, we often forget where we'd be without them. Few have achieved this completely on their own, and none have been right about everything, on every occasion. Some get more criticism than others. If only extraordinary determination & will grew on trees, and those with only negative input would silence, or take a chance on positive teamwork ;) [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 4 votes 77 pts
16.	Try to change something that means the world to you :-) (No description provided) 1 Comment	Vote! 4 votes 64 pts
17.	Be Kind Be kind. Think of other people before you think of yourself. Help some random person. Don't get angry. Don't loose control. Think ... [show more] Be kind. Think of other people before you think of yourself. Help some random person. Don't get angry. Don't loose control. Think about what you say before you say it. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 3 votes 59 pts
18.	LET'S STOP RACISM N' POVERTY let's help each other.... .......Peace & Love....... 4 Comments	Vote! 3 votes 54 pts
19.	Vote Jenna Jameson for President (No description provided) 2 Comments	Vote! 3 votes 42 pts
20.	Be part of Playgreen.org Playgreen has been launched to become a great resource site for all those who want to 'change this world' -- if you find it clich,... [show more] Playgreen has been launched to become a great resource site for all those who want to 'change this world' -- if you find it clich, pardon me that. Anyone is invited to edit its contents, like in any wikis. It's a not-for-profit site and relies on open source softwares. It will provide reliable information on many aspects of sustainable development. (disclosure: I'm developing Playgreen.org) [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 3 votes 41 pts
21.	Overthrow the biggest Obstacles of our time > The only beast more powerful than politics must be on-board, to overthrow the real Axis of evil. Blanket Capitalism Corruption... [show more] The only beast more powerful than politics must be on-board, to overthrow the real Axis of evil. Blanket Capitalism Corruption Leaders that are not qualified to lead. *Leaders who seek Power & Glory above the needs of Society's they're perceived to represent. Elected primarily upon their charismatic abilities or connections. A wider understanding of societies & their people, with an education certificate for verification, would make a dramatic difference in the value for money we get from them. It would also create cleaner democracies, therefor making it easier for the rest of the world to follow suit, in a system that benefit's the people & is healthy for the globe as a whole. The challenge to making these changes is in delivering the message. Finding ways to get key people within international media, to take a more active role in moving democracy forward. By concentrating on using their talent to make interesting productions that expose & embarrass our Leaders/Decision Makers into either cleaning up their act or getting out of the way. [show less] 4 Comments	Vote! 2 votes 40 pts
22.	Join kiva.org Have a bad day? Broke? Kids fighting, take yourself to kiva.org where $10 can make a difference in someone's life. Add a comment	Vote! 3 votes 39 pts
23.	Believe that you can! most people think that they can not attribute or change the world and therefore never try... if you believe that you can... in you... [show more] most people think that they can not attribute or change the world and therefore never try... if you believe that you can... in your small, but still very important way... you will see that it is possible... but you have to appreciate the small steps you make and not hope for leaps as they might be beyond your reach. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 2 votes 38 pts
24.	Hypnotize people to make them kind (No description provided) Add a comment	Vote! 2 votes 35 pts
25.	Join Rotary You don't have to start anything new just join your local Rotary club. they work in the community and internationally. There is on... [show more] You don't have to start anything new just join your local Rotary club. they work in the community and internationally. There is one in every state and every town. See you at the next weekly meeting. [show less] 3 Comments	Vote! 1 votes 20 pts
26.	What do you think you could improve? Become efficient in that and you'll know how to change it, maybe? Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 20 pts
27.	Educate first yourself, then those around you. Listen, Read, Research, Experience, Share Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 20 pts
28.	Conquer it. It's the most tried and tested way of changing the world. Impose your will and values on others and the world will be a better pl... [show more] It's the most tried and tested way of changing the world. Impose your will and values on others and the world will be a better place...for you and those that agree with you. [show less] Add a comment	Vote! 1 votes 15 pts
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Skrrrriti 2 years ago Grupies think this comment is funny!

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istair 2 years ago Grupies think this comment is boring!

Grupies think this comment is well-said!

I mean positively. bombing is for fascists. If you have any helpful ideas that would be nice. I think sarcasm is unfortunately one of the problems we are suffering from. Do you have anything positive to offer instead?

Skrrrriti 2 years ago Grupies think this comment is poorly said!

Sorry for the sarcasm istair. I am tried of folks asking how to âchange the world.â This question lacks direction. How do you want to change the world? What is your definition of better? More churches, less churches, less carbon dioxide emissions? First define how you want to specifically change it, and then we can get to some good discussion. Do you want to change the world for one person (easier), or for all of humanity (harder as an individual)? I personally would like to see some institutions get bombed (without people in them of course), so if you ask a large faceless group broad questions as such, be prepared for many different answers.

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istair 2 years ago Grupies think this comment is well-said!

Skritch, I guess it is a very open-ended question as there are many problems. I guess I will try and focus and address one at a time. First, we live in a country controlled by corporate corruption and small think tanks which make our policy decisions for us. How do we change this?

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Skrrrriti 2 years ago

Excellent area to focus on change istair!

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rph2go 2 years ago

I think the guy who volunteers to help a local charity does more to change the world than probably all the questions on Grupthink. Action usually accomplishes more than words.

Skrrrriti 2 years ago

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Change yourself

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Think local not global?

Anything!

Activism

Invent Something

Expose the world to awesome music!

Work on your attention span

Help End the War

Organize!

Contribute to Wikipedia

Follow in the footsteps of giants who have changed the world.

Try to change something that means the world to you :-)

Be Kind

LET'S STOP RACISM N' POVERTY let's help each other....

Vote Jenna Jameson for President

Be part of Playgreen.org

Overthrow the biggest Obstacles of our time >

Join kiva.org

Believe that you can!

Hypnotize people to make them kind

Join Rotary

What do you think you could improve?

Educate first yourself, then those around you.

Conquer it.

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