Born, raised, live in Texas. Growth is not enough. It needs caring and sharing, and much greater engagement with the world and its future.
Map Pack: Why Texas is Becoming THE Most Powerful State at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRJ6_djB6kE
Born, raised, live in Texas. On my Mom’s side from about 1860 and on my Dad’s side about 1920. My Dad and his brother grew up in the oil fields. My Maternal grandmother wrote a small book, “Living in the oil fields”. Many generations buried here now. I went to Univ Houston, where my uncle taught mathematical physics and consulted in geophysics, and UT Austin where they were going to try fusion and gave up without a fight. I worked for Texas Dept of Health, Texas Education Agency. Most all my family lives in Texas.
If Texas grows for commercial reasons and its politics stays closed. If Texas does not engage more in global affairs and link to the rest of the world – Texas could be perfect and still the world fall in pieces. Elon Musk is leaving footprints here, but the state of Texas is not putting in the effort to explore and develop the solar system that will likely be the pathways to many trillionaires in the future. Texas is not holding him accountable, nor anyone accountable – politicians or corporations or universities or cities – to help everyone, not just a few.
There are many different languages and backgrounds now, but Texas is not even handed and fair. Fairness is eroding, so we get fragmentation. We need “everyone works together, everyone wins, not just a few”. A fair amount of laziness, not enough preparation, spending too much on things that do not matter, not enough time on essential, open systems. For its riches and potential Texas is great, but it is very uneven.
Texas might have some rich people, but does not prepare enough, share enough, care enough to be outstanding.
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Richard Collins, The Internet Foundation
