In a World of Critics, Be a Creator
by Kelly Hackmann
Politics vs. Super Volcanoes
Do you ever worry about the Yellowstone super volcano erupting and covering a majority of North America in ash, blotting out the sun for a while, and lowering the global temperature?
Yeah, me neither, until I just typed it. Though I guarantee around taco time tonight, my thoughts will be far from apocalyptic. This Honduran guy set up his taco truck near my house and his creations are miracles bestowed upon the earth.
We don’t worry daily about a devastating catastrophe that is very likely to happen at some point. Why do we stress to the point of exhaustion about who’s sitting in an oval shaped office?
“Well you dummy, because we can affect change within politics, not super volcanoes!”
Perhaps. If you have certain attributes you may be able to affect politics effectively. Namely money and power. For us millennials, our sphere of influence rarely extends beyond our own skin and direct interactions. Read more ›