hmm. himshweta is a woman, and while i enjoy some of her perspectives, a lot is over-simplified generalizations created for mass appeal. i'm not trying to denigrate, just it all sounds too magaziney. i do think you have something tho. 200 years ago we had no technology but the lack of conversation, and more knowledge of various disciplines because people had time to learn french or dueling and dancing, they wrote long letters and discussed things in depth. we are losing that ability because everything is reduced to tweets and bytes. emotions are reduced to emoticons and gifs and so removed from the actual event that we no longer can express emotion without a graphic representation of it. i think the way to diversity is to send people on walkabout like the ozzies do. after high school spend two years traveling and working in another country. humanitarian projects, farm work, just get out of where you are comfortable and see how the rest of the world lives. i also think spending a year abroad in jr high is a good idea for most people