Passion Project: Reflections on your progress

You will be writing a blog post every 2 weeks in which you reflect on your Passion Project progress to date. It should be comprised of your thoughts on your achievements and obstacles and will serve as documentation of what you learn along the way. If you face an obstacle big or small, be sure to write about how you overcame it or how you will. Work your way up this "Taxonomy of Reflection":

G&T II: Jeremy Rifkin's Empathic Civilization

After listening to and reading Jeremy Rifkin's thoughts, discuss your own. How can we bring out our "empathic socialibity?" What do you think are the most pressing issues facing humanity as a whole right now? Is it possible we can extend our empathy to the entire human race? (Is it impossible to even imagine it?) Use Rifkin and do some other research to support your points.