Social Empowerment Makes Apathy Obsolete: Empowerment Anywhere Is An Inspiration For Empowerment Everywhere

The time and tools have come to enable anyone to empower themselves and socially inspire everyone to empower the world. The Empowerment Project is prototyping a social empowerment platform that will provide an API through which all kinds of apps, games and entertainment media can plug into a lifelong learning and getting-things-done system. The Empowerment connects debating ideas, learning skills and obtaining tools with an Open Missions system through which people can not just get things done, but also socially inspire their peers to follow in their footsteps or join forces to achieve common goals and organize empowered groups. And since the number one source of apathy is feeling too busy and indulging in entertainment to recharge, the best way to beat Warcraft/Bejeweled addiction is to make a new kind of game. Empowerment games are already emerging like America’s Army and Rock Band which teach you skills like shooting, first-aid, singing and drumming. These games can go beyond teaching skills by actually offering missions like “Join the army”, “Start a rock band”, and by using the Empowerment API they’ll be able to connect with your real lifelong learning profile. We now have the means to empower ourselves and inspire everyone to find out what empowerment means for themselves. It’s time to finish the platform and set developers free to shape the future. Learn more about The Empowerment project at http://www.empowerthyself.com

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