Wondering when a solution based in activating youth’s sense of their own power and personhood through creative, rather than reactive, means will rise as the most logical, effective, and long lasting path to social change! Allowing kids a (necessary) sense of their own power and agency that wouldn’t involve gang affiliation or a life lived in fear, constantly on the defensive—how about that?! The opportunity to contribute to dreaming up and building better systems—on a human level (since, despite AI’s efforts, we are, at the moment, still human) would nurture a sense of control and importance they’ve sadly been left to seek through sometimes unlawful means…or in blind adherence to hollow or even shameful policies. Surveillance not needed. Put money into projects that don’t give up on human potential. Generously fund arts and creative social programs for kids—all kids—and see what happens….
Wondering when a solution based in activating youth’s sense of their own power and personhood through creative, rather than reactive, means will rise as the most logical, effective, and long lasting path to social change! Allowing kids a (necessary) sense of their own power and agency that wouldn’t involve gang affiliation or a life lived in fear, constantly on the defensive—how about that?! The opportunity to contribute to dreaming up and building better systems—on a human level (since, despite AI’s efforts, we are, at the moment, still human) would nurture a sense of control and importance they’ve sadly been left to seek through sometimes unlawful means…or in blind adherence to hollow or even shameful policies. Surveillance not needed. Put money into projects that don’t give up on human potential. Generously fund arts and creative social programs for kids—all kids—and see what happens….