tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766655334717181346.post5285320539832937386..comments2023-11-03T04:24:08.124-04:00Comments on Urban Revival: Fighting the Good FightToure Zeiglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368768455730454771noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4766655334717181346.post-77144467054947465322010-07-20T06:34:20.254-04:002010-07-20T06:34:20.254-04:00Failure, schmailure. If there's anything that...Failure, schmailure. If there's anything that our generation's pop philosophers - not P Diddy (ha) but Chuck D, Ice T, and Henry Rollins would agree upon, it's that the only way to effect change in the System is to fully infiltrate it and change the way it works on a daily basis. <br /><br />This will ALWAYS lead to some degree of failure because it's starting from the bottom and depending (hoping, praying) on like-minded people who work at banks, law offices, developers' offices, etc. FINDING YOU and collaborating to make very small changes that do not scare the system. <br /><br />I grew up as a punk rock kid and wore the 80s mindset of "the youth are the problem" as a badge of honor. Yet, as I move toward age 40 and find that attitude still dominant in business culture (read some of Andres Zuany's recent interviews for an example), it really makes me sad. Really? THE YOUTH are the problem? You old, rich a-holes are the ones that made this world. Young people are trying to change it.<br /><br />One thing that's notable, D, is that you may soon find yourself (promoted) in a position where your strength is to empower and protect other young thinkers who are coming into the system. <br /><br />Recognize the opportunity and do not waste it. Even if we fail at making change to our "1950s on steroids" culture, there's a great chance that the next generation will not. Don't let the old fogeys convince you that you can have no role in that success.Kirk Mantayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06556560258304201823noreply@blogger.com