After reading the text in Friedman’s Super Story I felt it was really strong writing. There are many compelling arguments that he makes in his writing that made me realize just how true and right he really is. Even though I am still young, I have noticed all of these changes in the way the world operates today. When I was younger it was not very common that you saw somebody talking on a cell phone, but today people talk to anybody anywhere in a matter of seconds. By either computer or phone, you can get in touch with other people, money and economics. The world has evolved so vastly over the years, possibilities of what people can do now are endless.
Now if people can do such incredible things, just imagine what a superpower such as the U.K. can do with these newly developed forms of communication and technology. Although it may be amazing, it is also scary in my perspective, especially when all of these things no matter how great they may be can be turned on us. They way that the world has evolved can either do great good, or great evil. Friedman calls this new age globalization, and says that it has three balances. These balances are, the balance of power between nation-states, the balance between nation states and global markets, and the balance of individuals and nation states. The key term is balances, and if one superpower was to turn all of these balances in there favor they could become too powerful which could be bad for everybody. Bottom line is it is hard to say whether this new age is good or bad for us and I think that only time will tell.
