What if we all got along?

I was thinking the other day about something the other day. What if we all really got along. Well what would happen? The whole goddamn world would fall apart, that’s what. I know I usually write about design but what got me thinking about this was communication. Design at its core is communication. So much of what we do is about trying to get people involved or adopt and new thing. But what if we didn’t have to convince, educate or unify folks anymore? It would be disastrous. Not only for us designers. But the world economy and nearly every profession would come crashing down.

Lets look at like this…what would the nightly news be like? Would journalists have anything to discuss? Would politicians be required anymore? Palms wouldn’t need greasing. Would we need police? Military?  Well? Would would it all be like? Boring as hell. My world ( here is where I get selfish) would cease to exist at least the real hard effort part of it would. I think there may be a need for graphic artists to lay out signs to free clinics and sale signs at socialized grocery stores.

I know it all sounds ridiculous, but I have started this quest for more positivity and good will among all of us who are fortunate enough to be here on Earth right now. So I naturally went to the worst case scenario of what the resluts of my new efforts may result in. We know that its an impossibility that we humans all could ever get along…completley. It really would be a boring place not to mention. Now knowing that there is no possibility at least in the very near future, the lot of us will all get along. So my chosen profession of design lives to fight another day…but…that doesn’t mean we can’t at least attemp to harmonize the small spheres in which we all live. I know I’ve been on a rant about this kind of “unity of humanity” kick I’ve been on of late. Maybe I have simply grown tired of floating in the sea of people’s hostility, stress and isolation. Therefore I am trying to make strides against this phenomena by chipping away at it as best I can. You can help me chip away at this thing too by trying to make us all a little closer. Let’s just start with saying “Hello” anyone and everyone you can.