Introduction
Hans Rosling expresses several thoughts concerning the development of the world countries, their well-being, and people’s conscience as well. One of the most interesting ideas that are worthy of public attention in today’s society is the fact that people tend to see the situation in the world as much worse than it really is. Hans Rosling and his son Ola Rosling devoted an entire TEDTalk to that issue. Thus, people often misinterpret the current situation and tendencies that exist in the global international community, and the aspects vary from global health and poverty to the statistics on the deaths of sharks (TED, 2014). As it was already stated, people often exaggerate the numbers and statistics that exist in a certain period of time, which makes them see the situation in a negative way. For instance, Rosling gives an example of girls’ education, saying that almost in all countries, girls and boys have equal opportunities for getting proper education (TED, 2014). However, many people, especially in Sweden, assessed the situation differently, saying that there are few countries where girls can get knowledge.
Main body
Such a shift towards the negative assessment of the matter is caused by many different factors. The first and most important one is the community and environment where people grow up. They form children’s worldviews and give knowledge about other countries and communities that people save throughout their lives. It is really hard to change or show the irrelevance of a point of view that was formed by parents during a person’s childhood. However, the world changes faster than people’s minds, and not everyone is aware of these changes. Hence, many people live with the knowledge of the world and its development that they gained in their childhood from either parents or teachers at school, while the situation is constantly changing.
Not all people have the flexibility of mind that enables them to change their worldview, shaping it towards the current situation in the international community. One of the most common examples of this statement concerns COVID-19 and its danger. Though the virus has existed for more than two years, and the world faces millions of infected and thousands dead on a daily basis, there exist people who genuinely believe that COVID-19 is fiction. There is, however, one more example of this thesis that is related to the pandemic. It concerns vaccination since a lot of people around the globe deny it and its efficacy not only in terms of the coronavirus but in other diseases as well. This issue concerns not only the third world but also the developed countries, so it presents a significant problem for global healthcare and makes governments take up measures to promote vaccination. Such public disapproval is caused mainly by the traditional belief that people’s bodies are capable enough to cope with any infection that was widespread several decades ago.
Conclusion
To conclude, it is necessary to state that the problem of people’s misinterpreting the situation in the world is a significant problem for today’s society. It prevents them from the adequate assessment of the current state of things and may not only become an obstacle in their career and life paths but to under-or overestimate the risks that exist. Hence, it is necessary to figure out ways of raising public conscience and awareness of the current situation in the international community in order to avoid future problems and manage those that already exist.
Reference
TED (2014). How not to be ignorant about the world [YouTube Video]. Web.