Thanks for writing this piece Chelsea, I hope potential young voters come across it and thoughtfully consider what you wrote.
It is key for younger voters to realize that change within the political sphere happens at a relatively glacial pace, especially when compared to changes in others areas (e.g. Technology and Culture).
Going with a left-leaning party this time around is likely to help us move towards building a more modern, just and streamlined political system in the future.
This is a topic which I have been extremely interested in since the last election, this in addition to spending a lot of mental energy on envisioning how a modern political system could catapult the human race towards a more positive future!
I think raising awareness of what is possible if we had a political system which made it easier to eliminate inequality and streamlined the processes required to adopt modern and practical solutions in all areas of life (education, economy ,healthcare, transport & housing etc.) then that might help in getting more potential voters engaged.
For my part as an armchair techno-optimistic futurist I have been talking to people where I can about what kind of futures await us if we were to let go of the political baggage we’ve carried with us for the last couple of hundred years, alone my impact is small but I’m hoping that others are doing the same and helping people realize that their votes and their voices matter!
