I was watching Jennifer Beals speak at the Women's Event this afternoon and one of the things she said was "I envision a time in the not too distant future when my daughter will say to me "You mean there used to be a time when gay people couldn't get married? God that's so crazy"" and it got me thinking: what will my kids/ grandkids/ most likely someone else's kids, come home and say after their history lessons?
- People used to believe in God?
- Smoking was legal in public places?
- Smoking was legal?
- We used to think there was no life on other planets?
- White people used to think they were superior?
- Mandarin wasn't the international language?
- What's oil?
- You used to have to use bits of metal to buy things with?
- You could die from cancer?
- Sex was seen as a bad thing?
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As Larry Lessig says, what will you say to your grandchildren when they ask why millions were suffering in Africa for the sake of patents on HIV drugs?
You always have intriguing blogs. Although I usually do well about keeping up with them, I don't comment much because I'm fearful of coming off like an ignorant oaf, but this was a fantastic and insightful post.
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