make meaning
Another inspirational post from the good peeps at Trizle about happiness… Basically, the more you think you’re changing the world, the more real happiness you’ll have, and apparently thats been proven by the London School of Economics!?
I totally agree. At Club-IT, when we feverishly set about improving the nation’s computer skills (and therefore their general employment prospects) by implementing the Home Computing Initiative, we worked with the passion and belief of religious zealots. We truly believed that we were helping to change peoples lives. The level of creativity and innovation was intoxicating. We all worked so hard, designed and built systems, wrote and designed stuff, developed the product and service to be the most effective platform to deliver computers to the masses.
When Gordon Brown and his buddies in the Treasury pulled the plug on HCI, it was a cruel blow. Three years of endeavor and learning and achievement, just tasting the first sip of success, not to mention millions of investment across the fledgling industry, all wiped out in one paragraph in the 2006 budget.
It was a disgusting slap in the face by a treacherous Government, and in light of the 07 pre-budget statement, it was only the precursor to further anti-commerce measures and political treachery. However that’s a different post!
In spite of my complete loss of faith and trust in our Government, I haven’t lost faith in my own ability to help change the world. Through music and web apps I and my buddies can make the world a better place, and those projects give me a renewed zeal for making meaning, and not just a profit.
Categorized as life