The era of resistance, regime change and disruption

The current ‘society of change’ resisting convention - but is it for the good? As a whole we are revolting against what is expected, forcing a regime change and going against the grain becoming the normality. It’s from any small decision-making opportunity online on a survey through to polls in politics. Is this the next phase of evolution? We appear to be choosing to go into disruption mode, is rebellion a too stronger term for this? As we’re choosing to turn everything upside down just to see what happens, resisting convention even if it means for many that it could be costly and knowingly pushing us all into a long period of instability. This is a new trend that is occurring in many walks of life and territories across the globe.

What are we calling this phase of life? Does my article title truly reflect this phase of human character? With new technology and social media providing new ways of communicating, shaping change in how we interact with each other, our behaviour is changing especially in the younger generation and creeping through the generations before them, to engage or respond is taken to be positive, to do the opposite with the intention to ignore the donor with an absent response is becoming an accepted method of dismissal. Being courteous is a manner that is fading from our reality, the days are gone when face to face communication would occur to acknowledge that there is a disconnect, to have integrity and confidence to say ‘sorry, it’s not for me’. We pass through each other’s lives in increased silence similar to as we do in our digital form, unless there is an obvious signal displayed or intention pending. So in any interaction, the saying ‘don’t expect anything from anybody and you won’t be disappointed’ is so much more relevant now than it ever was.

This behavioural trait is a symptom of business, passing through making opportunities and relationships, if it didn’t work out then you just moved on. Just like the term, ‘it’s nothing personal, it’s just business’, this seems to have leaked out into our personal interactions and lifestyle. It’s just as well as we are all adaptive. So from me to you, ‘it’s nothing personal, it’s just life’.

So do we have more of this to come, less consideration of others, forcing society to go against convention, a self-regarding disruptive path? Interesting times!