Like many Americans, I find myself doing some post-election soul searching. I read - a lot - and listen to podcasts - a lot - and travel and blah blah blah and generally try to be aware of the world. But evidence suggests I am way less aware than I thought.
One lesson of all this is that there's only so aware you're going to get of the world when that awareness is mediated by a screen. In other words, much of the solution is probably not technical. But some of it surely could be. Any suggestions on how to use technology, or something systematic, to become a more fully aware person?
Do you read news? Do you listen to what government officials and politicians say and take them seriously? Do you have some trust in law enforcement, in governments, in CEOs and corporations? You shouldn't. Learn about power, influence, state actors, coups, revolutions, media, propaganda, PR, etc. This is the escape you are looking for.