Pierre Teillhard de Chardin was right. Things are getting more and more complex, more and more intertwined. As life increases in speed things begin to connect at more and more common points, and life just seems to spiral in on itself. Amazingly human beings don't keep up with the complexification, they just seem to endure it without really noticing.
And the upshot of all this speed and over-connecting? Human beings often cannot make distinct decisions without impacting every other part of their lives, and the lives of nearly everyone they are connected to. This evolution is a stunning look at progress in a very inhibiting environment. As we crowd in upon each other we connect, as we connect we become a part of each other, as we become part of each other we either accept or reject our new status. We become altruistic, or solipsistic. The choice is ours.
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