Making a Better World

For my final experiment with the help of my friends, I asked them to text me the one thing they wanted to change about the world. Here are their responses:

Eliminate discrimination.

Eliminate discrimination.

Eliminate discrimination against gays specifically.

Eliminate sadness and anger.

Make people feel grateful for what they have.

The invention of clean energy.

A world where everyone jumps like Mario.

A world where people can use the Force.

The calls for an elimination of discrimination (and sadness in general) were the most prolific of the responses and tended to belong to those who described their desires when asked to say the first thing that popped into their heads. This was interesting to me that all of the more goal oriented people tended to want an end to discrimination. One individual wants a world in with everyone is more grateful, and interesting desire when given the ability to change anything; but it makes sense, if the rich were mor grateful they would probably be more likely to give wealth away and benefit others. The individual who asked for clean energy was slightly unexpected since he does not typically express strong opinions toward the environment, but obviously clean energy would be a huge step to a better world. Finally those that asked for the Force and the ability to jump like Mario were both expectedly random because these responses belonged to the two with the most spontaneous answers previously. This individuals typically look for the fun to be had in any situation and it was fitting that they would ask for a world that would be more exciting. I myself would be stuck if I had to decide, I obviously want a better world and there are issues that need to be fixed, but at the same time I would very much enjoy a more exciting, unrealistic reality.