Civilization Going Instinct or Just Going Crazy?

We began to venture off into the world of civilization and how society reacts to their surroundings – both fascinating topics.   Jeremy Rifkin created a creative clip explaining how humans react to the people around them and how they empathize with others.   Experiments were conducted on monkeys as well as humans to see how the brain reacts to various situations.  It turns out that both humans and monkeys empathies with other beings when they feel certain things.
Michio Kaku discussed the different levels of civilizations:
0) Living off of plants/organic compounds
1) Planetary civilization
2) Stellar: consuming a lot of energy (star trek, non-mortal, etc…)
3) Galactic
Long story short, humans cannot live passed phase #2 because it requires such a great deal of energy which cannot be produced by humans.  Kaku explains that the human race is just on the verge of entering Planetary civilization, meaning we have just enough technology to communicate to various parts of the planet instantaneously as well as begin life on other planets.

Those who inhibit it make up the universe at large.  That’s a lot of people!  It is fascinating that for thousands and thousands of years people could not communicate with each other.   As soon as the railroad and cars were invented, humans had an easier time communicating with others.  It wasn’t until the Internet came around that communication became instantaneous.  Through online mediums, we can search for information and find things quickly and easily.

In fact, the internet is so complex that we not even realize it’s fullest capacity.  The Internet is so powerful that it could do much damage to our society.  Not to play the pessimist, but the Internet might have such a strong impact on the world that it might damage society and how we interact with others.

For the time being, the Internet is a great source to find information quickly.  It is a great tool to use and has an overall powerful method of communication.  It is a universal tool used all over the place and will be used for many, many years to come.