let me start by tell you what I’m not gonna talk about which is me I’m not
gonna talk about which is me I’m not
gonna talk about which is me I’m not here to talk about my story or tell you
here to talk about my story or tell you
here to talk about my story or tell you about me I’m really here to talk about
about me I’m really here to talk about
about me I’m really here to talk about you about us our story in effect the new
you about us our story in effect the new
you about us our story in effect the new human beings walking on this planet the
human beings walking on this planet the
human beings walking on this planet the new human currency we have functionally
new human currency we have functionally
new human currency we have functionally over the last hundred years rewritten
over the last hundred years rewritten
over the last hundred years rewritten the human being probably one of the
the human being probably one of the
the human being probably one of the greatest success stories ever the
greatest success stories ever the
greatest success stories ever the problem is most of us don’t know about
problem is most of us don’t know about
problem is most of us don’t know about it and we are pretty much completely
it and we are pretty much completely
it and we are pretty much completely unprepared for the consequences because
unprepared for the consequences because
unprepared for the consequences because of it now let me try to give you a bit
of it now let me try to give you a bit
of it now let me try to give you a bit of historical context because I think
of historical context because I think
of historical context because I think it’s important we often look forward we
it’s important we often look forward we
it’s important we often look forward we don’t often look back think about the
don’t often look back think about the
don’t often look back think about the Year 1830 1820 that was roughly about
Year 1830 1820 that was roughly about
Year 1830 1820 that was roughly about the time that the railroad became
the time that the railroad became
the time that the railroad became ubiquitous throughout the Western world
ubiquitous throughout the Western world
ubiquitous throughout the Western world I mean it was available before but for
I mean it was available before but for
I mean it was available before but for the average person they could afford a
the average person they could afford a
the average person they could afford a railroad ticket in and around the turn
railroad ticket in and around the turn
railroad ticket in and around the turn of 1820 1830 that functionally meant
of 1820 1830 that functionally meant
of 1820 1830 that functionally meant from the beginning of time the beginning
from the beginning of time the beginning
from the beginning of time the beginning of recorded history till about 1820 1830
of recorded history till about 1820 1830
of recorded history till about 1820 1830 human beings barely moved
human beings barely moved
human beings barely moved we barely went anywhere in fact you had
we barely went anywhere in fact you had
we barely went anywhere in fact you had a greater than 85% chance that you would
a greater than 85% chance that you would
a greater than 85% chance that you would die within 15 or 20 kilometers of where
die within 15 or 20 kilometers of where
die within 15 or 20 kilometers of where you were born
you were born
you were born educated and married now if you
educated and married now if you
educated and married now if you fast-forward to 1920 roughly when
fast-forward to 1920 roughly when
fast-forward to 1920 roughly when electricity became ubiquitous we did
electricity became ubiquitous we did
electricity became ubiquitous we did most of that in the dark so if you think
most of that in the dark so if you think
most of that in the dark so if you think about today in 2017 roughly speaking
about today in 2017 roughly speaking
about today in 2017 roughly speaking less than a hundred years about the
less than a hundred years about the
less than a hundred years about the amount that we have advanced from
amount that we have advanced from
amount that we have advanced from turning on a light bulb and actually
turning on a light bulb and actually
turning on a light bulb and actually moving around the world to conversations
moving around the world to conversations
moving around the world to conversations around artificial intelligence and
around artificial intelligence and
around artificial intelligence and robotics and machine learning you will
robotics and machine learning you will
robotics and machine learning you will see that we have moved more in less than
see that we have moved more in less than
see that we have moved more in less than a hundred years than in the preceding
a hundred years than in the preceding
a hundred years than in the preceding 6,000 so the question is are we better
6,000 so the question is are we better
6,000 so the question is are we better off did innovation and did technology
off did innovation and did technology
off did innovation and did technology and did the advances that we made as a
and did the advances that we made as a
and did the advances that we made as a civilization put us in a better place
civilization put us in a better place
civilization put us in a better place now if you ask that question to the
now if you ask that question to the
now if you ask that question to the average North American 6% would say yes
average North American 6% would say yes
average North American 6% would say yes 94% would say no we are not better off
94% would say no we are not better off
94% would say no we are not better off the average European about 10% would say
the average European about 10% would say
the average European about 10% would say that we’re better off now what I’m going
that we’re better off now what I’m going
that we’re better off now what I’m going to show you is a remarkable chain
to show you is a remarkable chain
to show you is a remarkable chain between what we believe and the actual
between what we believe and the actual
between what we believe and the actual data we are in a state now where the
data we are in a state now where the
data we are in a state now where the human being as we know it if you took
human being as we know it if you took
human being as we know it if you took every metric about what we would
every metric about what we would
every metric about what we would consider to be achievable and desirable
consider to be achievable and desirable
consider to be achievable and desirable in civilization we have knocked it out
in civilization we have knocked it out
in civilization we have knocked it out of the park we have taken most of the
of the park we have taken most of the
of the park we have taken most of the major problems that plagued this planet
major problems that plagued this planet
major problems that plagued this planet over the last hundred years and
over the last hundred years and
over the last hundred years and completely rewritten them and I want to
completely rewritten them and I want to
completely rewritten them and I want to show you some of the data from a
show you some of the data from a
show you some of the data from a gentleman named max Rosser at Oxford
gentleman named max Rosser at Oxford
gentleman named max Rosser at Oxford just to sort of give you a sense of just
just to sort of give you a sense of just
just to sort of give you a sense of just how far we’ve come let’s take a look at
how far we’ve come let’s take a look at
how far we’ve come let’s take a look at life expectancy for a second we have
life expectancy for a second we have
life expectancy for a second we have effectively doubled life expectancy on
effectively doubled life expectancy on
effectively doubled life expectancy on this planet in less than a hundred years
this planet in less than a hundred years
this planet in less than a hundred years which is shocking and by the way that’s
which is shocking and by the way that’s
which is shocking and by the way that’s not a developed country or developed
not a developed country or developed
not a developed country or developed world number that is across the planet
world number that is across the planet
world number that is across the planet you’ll see the United States is one
you’ll see the United States is one
you’ll see the United States is one example but also India we’ve also
example but also India we’ve also
example but also India we’ve also doubled life expectancy and that’s
doubled life expectancy and that’s
doubled life expectancy and that’s pretty much true right across the board
pretty much true right across the board
pretty much true right across the board for almost every country developed or
for almost every country developed or
for almost every country developed or developing then the real thing that’s
developing then the real thing that’s
developing then the real thing that’s amazing is around poverty we have
amazing is around poverty we have
amazing is around poverty we have functionally eradicated abject poverty
functionally eradicated abject poverty
functionally eradicated abject poverty in this planet in the last hundred years
in this planet in the last hundred years
in this planet in the last hundred years a hundred years ago almost nine in every
a hundred years ago almost nine in every
a hundred years ago almost nine in every ten people on this planet were living in
ten people on this planet were living in
ten people on this planet were living in abject poverty today that number is one
abject poverty today that number is one
abject poverty today that number is one in ten think about democracy less than
in ten think about democracy less than
in ten think about democracy less than 1% of the population had access to that
1% of the population had access to that
1% of the population had access to that about a hundred years ago today over
about a hundred years ago today over
about a hundred years ago today over half of the population are sitting in
half of the population are sitting in
half of the population are sitting in what we would see as democratic
what we would see as democratic
what we would see as democratic institutions or countries today then you
institutions or countries today then you
institutions or countries today then you can look at literacy again a shocking
can look at literacy again a shocking
can look at literacy again a shocking inversion 12% to 15% of the population
inversion 12% to 15% of the population
inversion 12% to 15% of the population could read about a hundred years ago
could read about a hundred years ago
could read about a hundred years ago today that number is almost 85% same
today that number is almost 85% same
today that number is almost 85% same with education by the way the numbers
with education by the way the numbers
with education by the way the numbers are almost mapped identically close to
are almost mapped identically close to
are almost mapped identically close to 15% of us are in a state on the planet
15% of us are in a state on the planet
15% of us are in a state on the planet where we don’t have access to basic
where we don’t have access to basic
where we don’t have access to basic education which was an inversion from
education which was an inversion from
education which was an inversion from where we were so long ago this is by the
where we were so long ago this is by the
where we were so long ago this is by the way in a hundred years we’ve done this
way in a hundred years we’ve done this
way in a hundred years we’ve done this so the next question that always comes
so the next question that always comes
so the next question that always comes out the next complaint is you show
out the next complaint is you show
out the next complaint is you show people these numbers and they turn
people these numbers and they turn
people these numbers and they turn around and they say well we’re not
around and they say well we’re not
around and they say well we’re not better off because we work too hard
better off because we work too hard
better off because we work too hard we’ve become slave to the device slave
we’ve become slave to the device slave
we’ve become slave to the device slave to our job slave to what we do Verde
to our job slave to what we do Verde
to our job slave to what we do Verde which by the way is bull
which by the way is bull
which by the way is bull turns out that over the last
turns out that over the last
turns out that over the last hundred years across the developer we
hundred years across the developer we
hundred years across the developer we have halved the number of working hours
have halved the number of working hours
have halved the number of working hours of the average human being you actually
of the average human being you actually
of the average human being you actually work less than somebody who was alive
work less than somebody who was alive
work less than somebody who was alive and working full-time on this planet in
and working full-time on this planet in
and working full-time on this planet in and around the turn of the century in
and around the turn of the century in
and around the turn of the century in the 1900s so the question is how did we
the 1900s so the question is how did we
the 1900s so the question is how did we get this so wrong how is there this
get this so wrong how is there this
get this so wrong how is there this massive disconnect between how far we’ve
massive disconnect between how far we’ve
massive disconnect between how far we’ve come as human beings and our perception
come as human beings and our perception
come as human beings and our perception about where we are and where we live now
about where we are and where we live now
about where we are and where we live now there are many answers to this question
there are many answers to this question
there are many answers to this question and I don’t want to oversimplify it but
and I don’t want to oversimplify it but
and I don’t want to oversimplify it but I will and I’ll give you one gross
I will and I’ll give you one gross
I will and I’ll give you one gross oversimplification which is media we
oversimplification which is media we
oversimplification which is media we have become a media illiterate society
have become a media illiterate society
have become a media illiterate society we are not careful about what we read we
we are not careful about what we read we
we are not careful about what we read we follow headlines we have turned into a
follow headlines we have turned into a
follow headlines we have turned into a group of people that focus on the
group of people that focus on the
group of people that focus on the stories that are fed to us rather than
stories that are fed to us rather than
stories that are fed to us rather than the stories we need to dig and need to
the stories we need to dig and need to
the stories we need to dig and need to find you can see that by the way in the
find you can see that by the way in the
find you can see that by the way in the election in the United States the whole
election in the United States the whole
election in the United States the whole fake news disaster we’re typically more
fake news disaster we’re typically more
fake news disaster we’re typically more people were inclined to believe a
people were inclined to believe a
people were inclined to believe a headline that came from a fake source
headline that came from a fake source
headline that came from a fake source because it was sensationalist than
because it was sensationalist than
because it was sensationalist than something that came from a credible
something that came from a credible
something that came from a credible source like The Economist or the New
source like The Economist or the New
source like The Economist or the New York Times so media literacy if you want
York Times so media literacy if you want
York Times so media literacy if you want to think about in an air as we go
to think about in an air as we go
to think about in an air as we go forward what to teach your children the
forward what to teach your children the
forward what to teach your children the most important thing to teach your
most important thing to teach your
most important thing to teach your children is media literacy is how to
children is media literacy is how to
children is media literacy is how to input and take the information that
input and take the information that
input and take the information that we’re absorbing now let me talk about
we’re absorbing now let me talk about
we’re absorbing now let me talk about where we’re going for the last minute or
where we’re going for the last minute or
where we’re going for the last minute or so because the real issue here is the
so because the real issue here is the
so because the real issue here is the institutions we live in education
institutions we live in education
institutions we live in education government religion marriage almost
government religion marriage almost
government religion marriage almost every school everything you do touches
every school everything you do touches
every school everything you do touches an institution in your life think about
an institution in your life think about
an institution in your life think about it here’s the problem the institutions
it here’s the problem the institutions
it here’s the problem the institutions that we built on this planet which were
that we built on this planet which were
that we built on this planet which were typically built by the 1% or they were
typically built by the 1% or they were
typically built by the 1% or they were designed by a small percentage of the
designed by a small percentage of the
designed by a small percentage of the population don’t fit the people who live
population don’t fit the people who live
population don’t fit the people who live here anymore the house doesn’t work
here anymore the house doesn’t work
here anymore the house doesn’t work there is huge disconnect going forward
there is huge disconnect going forward
there is huge disconnect going forward and you can feel it every day in your
and you can feel it every day in your
and you can feel it every day in your life whether it’s kids having trouble at
life whether it’s kids having trouble at
life whether it’s kids having trouble at school and connecting or elections and
school and connecting or elections and
school and connecting or elections and government you can look at religion as
government you can look at religion as
government you can look at religion as one example there is a massive
one example there is a massive
one example there is a massive disconnect and crisis coming between the
disconnect and crisis coming between the
disconnect and crisis coming between the institutions we created and the people
institutions we created and the people
institutions we created and the people that we’ve become now one of the reasons
that we’ve become now one of the reasons
that we’ve become now one of the reasons for that is in version
for that is in version
for that is in version again this is an oversimplified look at
again this is an oversimplified look at
again this is an oversimplified look at it but if you think about power on this
it but if you think about power on this
it but if you think about power on this planet we developed institutions whether
planet we developed institutions whether
planet we developed institutions whether it was a government or any other
it was a government or any other
it was a government or any other institution including marriage to work
institution including marriage to work
institution including marriage to work in a power pyramid right there was a
in a power pyramid right there was a
in a power pyramid right there was a prime minister or CEO a head of
prime minister or CEO a head of
prime minister or CEO a head of household a head of school a principal
household a head of school a principal
household a head of school a principal it was always top-down but what’s
it was always top-down but what’s
it was always top-down but what’s happening now because of the people
happening now because of the people
happening now because of the people we’ve become because we’re better
we’ve become because we’re better
we’ve become because we’re better educated and living longer and healthier
educated and living longer and healthier
educated and living longer and healthier is we’re now in this position when it
is we’re now in this position when it
is we’re now in this position when it doesn’t work and the power pyramid is
doesn’t work and the power pyramid is
doesn’t work and the power pyramid is turning now we are not yet fully
turning now we are not yet fully
turning now we are not yet fully inverted we’re about here and part of
inverted we’re about here and part of
inverted we’re about here and part of the thing that you feel that innate
the thing that you feel that innate
the thing that you feel that innate change and that discomfort that goes on
change and that discomfort that goes on
change and that discomfort that goes on every day because you feel like you’re
every day because you feel like you’re
every day because you feel like you’re living in a blender is because we’re
living in a blender is because we’re
living in a blender is because we’re living in this state of societal
living in this state of societal
living in this state of societal seasickness where we’re not quite sure
seasickness where we’re not quite sure
seasickness where we’re not quite sure how we fit into the world that we
how we fit into the world that we
how we fit into the world that we actually created and if you need a face
actually created and if you need a face
actually created and if you need a face for this if you need somebody to look at
for this if you need somebody to look at
for this if you need somebody to look at and body this whole spirit it would be
and body this whole spirit it would be
and body this whole spirit it would be him
him
him the Pope very relevant here so
the Pope very relevant here so
the Pope very relevant here so let me explain why Pope Francis
let me explain why Pope Francis
let me explain why Pope Francis inherited a church and organization over
inherited a church and organization over
inherited a church and organization over 2,000 years old that was declining at a
2,000 years old that was declining at a
2,000 years old that was declining at a rapid pace of the number of members that
rapid pace of the number of members that
rapid pace of the number of members that would attend hundreds of millions of
would attend hundreds of millions of
would attend hundreds of millions of dollars had been spent by the Catholic
dollars had been spent by the Catholic
dollars had been spent by the Catholic Church before the pontiff took over in
Church before the pontiff took over in
Church before the pontiff took over in 2013 to try to bring Catholics back to
2013 to try to bring Catholics back to
2013 to try to bring Catholics back to the organization in fact you might have
the organization in fact you might have
the organization in fact you might have seen some of these TV ads they were all
seen some of these TV ads they were all
seen some of these TV ads they were all over the world called Catholics come
over the world called Catholics come
over the world called Catholics come home roughly about 150 million spent in
home roughly about 150 million spent in
home roughly about 150 million spent in advertising when the new pontiff took
advertising when the new pontiff took
advertising when the new pontiff took office in 2013 he made a very clear
office in 2013 he made a very clear
office in 2013 he made a very clear realization the house doesn’t fit the
realization the house doesn’t fit the
realization the house doesn’t fit the people who live here anymore and no
people who live here anymore and no
people who live here anymore and no amount of advertising is gonna change
amount of advertising is gonna change
amount of advertising is gonna change the disconnect between this old church
the disconnect between this old church
the disconnect between this old church and the institution’s and the people
and the institution’s and the people
and the institution’s and the people that live and walk on this planet
that live and walk on this planet
that live and walk on this planet so he made some key decisions he walked
so he made some key decisions he walked
so he made some key decisions he walked into the first meeting of the College of
into the first meeting of the College of
into the first meeting of the College of the Cardinals and said we are changing
the Cardinals and said we are changing
the Cardinals and said we are changing this church we’re changing our views on
this church we’re changing our views on
this church we’re changing our views on homosexuality on marriage annulment of
homosexuality on marriage annulment of
homosexuality on marriage annulment of marriage he went so far as to publicly
marriage he went so far as to publicly
marriage he went so far as to publicly say that Catholics no longer have to go
say that Catholics no longer have to go
say that Catholics no longer have to go to church to be considered good
to church to be considered good
to church to be considered good Catholics you can imagine how that
Catholics you can imagine how that
Catholics you can imagine how that meeting went and by the same token he
meeting went and by the same token he
meeting went and by the same token he also changed 2,000 years of history
also changed 2,000 years of history
also changed 2,000 years of history where the Europe contingency controlled
where the Europe contingency controlled
where the Europe contingency controlled the Catholic Church – making it much
the Catholic Church – making it much
the Catholic Church – making it much more global so if Pope Francis can take
more global so if Pope Francis can take
more global so if Pope Francis can take one of the oldest most orthodox
one of the oldest most orthodox
one of the oldest most orthodox difficult and structured organizations
difficult and structured organizations
difficult and structured organizations in the world there literally is no
in the world there literally is no
in the world there literally is no excuse for the rest of us thank you very
excuse for the rest of us thank you very
excuse for the rest of us thank you very much
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