Cultures are the gems of humanity. It's a pity most dare not venture outside the one into which they were born. There are infinite shades of creativity, resourcefulness and expressiveness.
For each of these wonderful traits that are essential for success in this technological age, require transparency, honesty and an even playing field. At least the always connected media makes hiding secrets difficult. A leak becomes a flood in an instant.
The past is the greatest burden for anyone to move forward. It was always true personally. In less open times, authority could survive by planning in secret and then present an orchestrated facade. The uneducated or illiterate and those who lack curiosity, could easily be controlled. What is broadcast or printed most be real right?
The millennial generation is not like that. To use smart devices, the most skillful are curious and literate. This is carrying over to how they perceive reality. The older generation who don't use the devices in the same way will have a hard time relating to the world view that has never existed in such common and continuous form.
Even those who have been using computers since they were created were used to turning them of. They saw them as technology and tools which have become essential enablers of quality living.
Millennials take openess for granted. They will demand transparency.
The opacity of governments which were used to controlling the media is facing a tide of demand for people to face history and the future.
A few places are still highly controlled. Maybe new technology will surface that will allow some to centralize media control again. For time being the tide has turned to a mass expectation for open, transparent and honest society. Even opacity is not clear enough.
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