A “Good” Country

I am a big fan of “TED Talks.” If you’re not familiar, “TED Talks shares the best ideas from the TED Conference with the world, for free: trusted voices and convention-breaking mavericks, icons and geniuses, all giving the talk of their lives in 18 minutes.” TED Talks remind me of ancient Greece when students and philosophers would gather to discuss ideas, no matter how big or small, to progress mankind’s way of thinking. TED Talks takes this same concept and records it for the world to see.

One such video that really struck me is titled “Which country does the most good for the world?” by Simon Anholt. In his video Simon discusses what constitutes a “good” country, and he wonders where we are as a society based on these observations. Simon goes on to say that a “good” country isn’t necessarily one that is prosperous, but rather one that is selfless, no matter if they are rich or poor. As you may imagine, during our trying political times here in the U.S.A., this video only grows in its significance regarding our society.

If you haven’t had the experience of a TED Talk, or if you haven’t had the privilege of hearing this particular video, I encourage you to listen to it. Simon Anholt is a very eloquent speaker, and he is sure to grab your attention as soon as he begins. By the end, I’ll bet you’ll be asking yourself the same question I was: “Am I living in a good country?”

Click here to watch it directly from Youtube.
Cheers!

Brightfool

“Our brightest are still fools, while our fools think they are bright.”

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Hello World

This is my first blog entry.

I am by no means a blogger, though. I was born in the early 80’s. As a child I went outside to play in the dirt. My family brought home our first computer when I was a teenager. I’m not what some would refer to as “smart” so I didn’t pay much attention to computers even after we had one. By the time I realized how significant computers were going to be in the world, I was an adult and I felt like I had missed the boat.

Why do I bring all that up? Because like most people, you could say I have a few issues. I don’t really want to go into a lot of personal details, just suffice it to say that after some heavy reflection, I’ve decided that I would like to try to relieve some of my pent-up stress by writing about certain topics of interest. That means that I need to get back on the boat so I can figure out how this blogging thing works.

I know that this particular blog entry will be for the small percentage of viewers who wish to know how it all started. I realize that successful bloggers generally write for their readers, because that is how they keep their subscribers coming back for more, but honestly, I don’t care. I’m just interested in occasionally writing what’s on my mind, and I’ll call it therapeutic.

The name of my blog is Brightfool. I basically chose this oxymoron because 1) the other names I really liked were already taken, and 2) because of the “clever” juxtaposition of intelligences. I believe every topic has a reasonable answer that is most often clouded by stupidity. After all, our brightest are still fools, while our fools think they are bright.

I’m no different than anyone else- just an average, simple idiot. Aside from venting, my goal is to help strip popular topics down to the undeniable truth using the best of my abilities, my limited education, and my inadequate access to world news.

Cheers!

Brightfool

“Our brightest are still fools, while our fools think they are bright.”

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