Back to the Middle-Ages

In the crisis comes knowledge. The division in society is becoming dramatic, our values and structures are dissolving and we are manifesting ourselves again in the middle Ages! We put ourselves in chains by giving up what should distinguish us as humans. Namely, to listen to and communicate to others, to be open to different views and approaches, to solve conflicts and problems together. This also includes education and information from all directions. Social media are basically a great thing, only one scenario is developing that should really alarm us! In the Networks it goes on like in the Middle Ages. Fakes, hoaxes, envy, hatred, odium, racism, extremism…. it starts with seemingly harmless things like the struggle for “likes” and ends with virtual witch burnings, which do not stay virtual, this also haves a direct impact on our real, only one life. We allow ourselves to be defined by “likes” and “followers”, build castles in which only our rules apply, and behave like the prince of darkness. Social media also actively support us by starting to feed us with content tailored to our online behavior. With a personalization algorithm, they make it easy for us to hide everything that does not suit us and so the moat becomes deeper and wider that we ourselves can no longer see beyond it. We are not hollow heads sitting in their own dungeon, we are people who can leave their comfort zone, learn, research, work out solutions, together, with all of our experience in exchange. – Yet!