WHY DO WE LIVE IN AN UNEQUAL AND THREATENED WORLD?
Moments like this make every bit of parenting a teenager worth it.
CULTURE & NEW MEDIA
Those who know me know that I’m always talking about my daughter Charlotte. Adolescence has been a real rollercoaster, but then she writes something like this, and I just can’t hide my pride. She’s only 14, and she comes up with this kind of reflection.
We live in an unequal and threatened world due to various historical, economic, political, and environmental factors all of which shape the reality we see today. Each of these factors expands in different ways. For example, historical factors go back hundreds of years, like when Columbus conquered America, taking all the wealth from indigenous cultures without giving anything in return. This had long-term effects: Europe grew richer and made discoveries, while those indigenous nations couldn’t advance because their treasures had been stolen, or their people killed.
The environment also plays a crucial role today, as the areas most affected by climate change tend to be poorer countries. For example, Africa has always been hot, but climate change has made temperatures even more extreme — the same goes for Latin America. Of course, climate change affects Nordic countries too, but they’re among the richest in the world and are not impacted in the same way.
We live in an unequal world because people from poorer countries often have to start working at a very young age. But it’s not just in poor countries — everywhere there are people being exploited, working 20-hour days for minimal wages, while others do nothing and earn thousands of euros every second.
The world has always been unequal from the very beginning, no matter how you look at it —whether through a religious or scientific lens. Religiously, when Eve decided to eat the apple and was punished by God simply for wanting to understand her surroundings, while Adam didn’t need anything more and was content with his life. Scientifically, in prehistoric times, only the strongest or smartest survived.
Now the European Union wants to change things, but they’re the first to sell us t-shirts made in Bangladesh, probably sewn by a 9-year-old child, using pollutant materials like polyester (plastic). Whether we like it or not, we live in a hypocritical society, and the world will always be unequal in every aspect.
Take, for example, Greta Thunberg , a girl who “gave up” school to protest for the environment or Malala Yousafzai, a girl who was shot in the head simply because she wanted to go to school. The world will never be balanced because while some people fight for basic needs, others aspire to greater things because they’ve always had the basics covered.
The world cannot change when there are places like Afghanistan where women aren’t even allowed to speak to each other. It’s not a fair world, and no one does anything about it. We’re never told what’s really happening, and we can’t have different perspectives if we’re only taught a made-up version of history.
I can say that my classmates and I are lucky because we can walk the streets without fear, we have a good education, and we live in a first-world country — something many parts of the planet can’t say. As I mentioned before, the world cannot change if we remain uninformed about what’s happening — and that’s why we’ll always live in an unequal world.
P.S.: I’m not sure if I’ve explained my thoughts clearly because I haven’t consulted any sources, as you said we couldn’t.
My baby wrote this :)
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WHY DO WE LIVE IN AN UNEQUAL AND THREATENED WORLD?
Moments like this make every bit of parenting a teenager worth it.
CULTURE & NEW MEDIA
Those who know me know that I’m always talking about my daughter Charlotte. Adolescence has been a real rollercoaster, but then she writes something like this, and I just can’t hide my pride. She’s only 14, and she comes up with this kind of reflection.
We live in an unequal and threatened world due to various historical, economic, political, and environmental factors all of which shape the reality we see today. Each of these factors expands in different ways. For example, historical factors go back hundreds of years, like when Columbus conquered America, taking all the wealth from indigenous cultures without giving anything in return. This had long-term effects: Europe grew richer and made discoveries, while those indigenous nations couldn’t advance because their treasures had been stolen, or their people killed.
The environment also plays a crucial role today, as the areas most affected by climate change tend to be poorer countries. For example, Africa has always been hot, but climate change has made temperatures even more extreme — the same goes for Latin America. Of course, climate change affects Nordic countries too, but they’re among the richest in the world and are not impacted in the same way.
We live in an unequal world because people from poorer countries often have to start working at a very young age. But it’s not just in poor countries — everywhere there are people being exploited, working 20-hour days for minimal wages, while others do nothing and earn thousands of euros every second.
The world has always been unequal from the very beginning, no matter how you look at it —whether through a religious or scientific lens. Religiously, when Eve decided to eat the apple and was punished by God simply for wanting to understand her surroundings, while Adam didn’t need anything more and was content with his life. Scientifically, in prehistoric times, only the strongest or smartest survived.
Now the European Union wants to change things, but they’re the first to sell us t-shirts made in Bangladesh, probably sewn by a 9-year-old child, using pollutant materials like polyester (plastic). Whether we like it or not, we live in a hypocritical society, and the world will always be unequal in every aspect.
Take, for example, Greta Thunberg , a girl who “gave up” school to protest for the environment or Malala Yousafzai, a girl who was shot in the head simply because she wanted to go to school. The world will never be balanced because while some people fight for basic needs, others aspire to greater things because they’ve always had the basics covered.
The world cannot change when there are places like Afghanistan where women aren’t even allowed to speak to each other. It’s not a fair world, and no one does anything about it. We’re never told what’s really happening, and we can’t have different perspectives if we’re only taught a made-up version of history.
I can say that my classmates and I are lucky because we can walk the streets without fear, we have a good education, and we live in a first-world country — something many parts of the planet can’t say. As I mentioned before, the world cannot change if we remain uninformed about what’s happening — and that’s why we’ll always live in an unequal world.
P.S.: I’m not sure if I’ve explained my thoughts clearly because I haven’t consulted any sources, as you said we couldn’t.
My baby wrote this :)
More to Discover
WHY DO WE LIVE IN AN UNEQUAL AND THREATENED WORLD?
Moments like this make every bit of parenting a teenager worth it.
CULTURE & NEW MEDIA
Those who know me know that I’m always talking about my daughter Charlotte. Adolescence has been a real rollercoaster, but then she writes something like this, and I just can’t hide my pride. She’s only 14, and she comes up with this kind of reflection.
We live in an unequal and threatened world due to various historical, economic, political, and environmental factors all of which shape the reality we see today. Each of these factors expands in different ways. For example, historical factors go back hundreds of years, like when Columbus conquered America, taking all the wealth from indigenous cultures without giving anything in return. This had long-term effects: Europe grew richer and made discoveries, while those indigenous nations couldn’t advance because their treasures had been stolen, or their people killed.
The environment also plays a crucial role today, as the areas most affected by climate change tend to be poorer countries. For example, Africa has always been hot, but climate change has made temperatures even more extreme — the same goes for Latin America. Of course, climate change affects Nordic countries too, but they’re among the richest in the world and are not impacted in the same way.
We live in an unequal world because people from poorer countries often have to start working at a very young age. But it’s not just in poor countries — everywhere there are people being exploited, working 20-hour days for minimal wages, while others do nothing and earn thousands of euros every second.
The world has always been unequal from the very beginning, no matter how you look at it —whether through a religious or scientific lens. Religiously, when Eve decided to eat the apple and was punished by God simply for wanting to understand her surroundings, while Adam didn’t need anything more and was content with his life. Scientifically, in prehistoric times, only the strongest or smartest survived.
Now the European Union wants to change things, but they’re the first to sell us t-shirts made in Bangladesh, probably sewn by a 9-year-old child, using pollutant materials like polyester (plastic). Whether we like it or not, we live in a hypocritical society, and the world will always be unequal in every aspect.
Take, for example, Greta Thunberg , a girl who “gave up” school to protest for the environment or Malala Yousafzai, a girl who was shot in the head simply because she wanted to go to school. The world will never be balanced because while some people fight for basic needs, others aspire to greater things because they’ve always had the basics covered.
The world cannot change when there are places like Afghanistan where women aren’t even allowed to speak to each other. It’s not a fair world, and no one does anything about it. We’re never told what’s really happening, and we can’t have different perspectives if we’re only taught a made-up version of history.
I can say that my classmates and I are lucky because we can walk the streets without fear, we have a good education, and we live in a first-world country — something many parts of the planet can’t say. As I mentioned before, the world cannot change if we remain uninformed about what’s happening — and that’s why we’ll always live in an unequal world.
P.S.: I’m not sure if I’ve explained my thoughts clearly because I haven’t consulted any sources, as you said we couldn’t.
My baby wrote this :)