A global society is, in theory, one which defies the
social construct of "to each their own", that is, of world citizens divided and
segmented by language, ethnicity, creed, or
culture.
Globalization entails extending communication,
knowledge, and information to everybody in aims of becoming a collaborative culture
where people, despite of their genetic or cultural difference, can still coexist, work,
and learn together.
Therefore, a global society can be
described as one which has overgrown the tendency to pull apart and has embraced a new
culture of sharing and networking with people from all different backgrounds, mindsets,
cultures, religions and other differences that in the past were used as excuses to keep
us separated.
The advent of the Web 2.0 and the ubiquitous
use of computers are the two most monumentally huge steps that helped society move
toward social globalization. It is hard to picture this, but there was a time where
people would have to actually wait weeks or months to receive any type of communication
from anywhere far from them. Nowadays, people just push a button and talk to each other
from one continent to another. It is a huge leap that has moved us forward as people and
as citizens.
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