Alright, looks like we’re cutting the five-parter short. The powers that be have decided that NYU Local isn’t the venue for trying to build a several thousand-word philosophical argument from the ground up. After giving it some thought, I agree. So in the interest of not exhausting Suri, Lily and Jess’s indulgence any further, I’m going to cut to the chase. For anyone who wants to check out the expanded version, I’ll likely be elaborating on my personal blog in the coming days.
Anyway, here’s where I was headed: Our generation stands at a gigantic fork in the path of history, and we–by which I mean the readers and staff of this blog–can influence which way it goes. Regardless of how we all got here, we are privileged; we are the residents of the first world, attending a fairly prestigious university. Many of you also have pretty significant personal wealth. All of us have the time, education, and resources to make a substantial impact in various ways, and we happen to be at a point in our lives where we have to luxury to spend a lot of time reflecting on how best to use that opportunity. The luxury and, I would argue, the obligation.
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