@jasonstaggers, sometimes we need a wake up call to realise that what we have in life is good, and that things could be worse. We can be thankful for what we have. In a country like Australia, we are spoilt, really spoilt. We are cut off from the troubles of the world and have everything we could want for.

It is interesting to see how a platform like Steemit and cryptocurrencies can make difference to those who are not in as good a position of life as we are. More interesting, is how through these mediums, we can cut out the middlemen, governments or "aid" organisations which eat up large amounts of our donations with just their administration costs.

Crypto enables each and everyone of us as individuals to have a direct affect on the world, regardless of distance or borders. It is truly one of the greatest technological and social revolutions this world has seen.