World We Imagine

It's hard to imagine a perfect world with no poverty, war, or hatred. In reality, I think it's pretty much impossible to ever reach that point of perfection, but it doesn't mean that we can't strive for a better global society. Before we can start trying to improve nuanced societal issues, we need to focus on the 5 necessities of life, starting with food. Something that I think is actually attainable in the near future is limiting food waste. It blows my mind how much food is wasted every day at local grocery stores in the US. About 10% of people in the US are food insecure and I feel like this could be solved by some simple changes made to our food distribution system. I think this issue stems from US citizens assurance and stability with always having food. We take for granted how accessible it is to keep a full fridge and a content belly. I think this idea applies to a lot of other large issues in the world, but particularly the US. A perfect example of this is the shopping cart test. Will customers return their shopping carts for the convenience of everyone else, or will they push it off to a corner, blocking parking spots and creating difficulty for others? All it takes is to shift the priorities of the citizens as a whole to make one simple change in their daily schedule. 

While this all sounds like a simple change, it is actually quite difficult, considering how it seems like every person is on a different page. So how do we get everyone in the same mindset? In my opinion, giving people more freedom of choice is the key to creating incentive to come together as a global community. From what i've seen, people don't like being told what to do. The more a person/group of people try to control others, the more divisive we become. We should still teach good morals and values like helping others. But, ultimately it comes down to the decision of the individual to actually choose what they want to do. I think humans have an innate sense of what is right or wrong. By leaving everything up to the individual, we wouldn't be allowed to make excuses or blame others for our actions. We would take responsibility and follow through with what we believe is the moral choice. I especially see this issue in the political sphere. People are quick to choose sides, and even quicker to blame the opposing side. It's a lot easier said than done, but I think a lot of us need to leave our ego behind, and focus on how we can improve society without having to rely on exerting complete control over others. 

Another issue that just came to mind is the current problem with misinformation. With the internet and multiple biased new outlets, it is becoming impossible to find factual information. The news will find a flashy title or story and run with it. These flashy titles catch the attention of readers, but half the time they are untrustworthy sources. I think if we were able to establish some kind of media that is unbiased and reliable, it would decrease the divisiveness between opposing groups of people. 

There are countless other issues that I can think of, but few that I can think of a viable solution. Hopefully sometime in our lifetime humans will learn to function better as a whole for the betterment of us all rather than looking out for our own interests.