Technology can be broadly defined as an ability to use tools and knowledge as a mechanism to control and adapt parts of our environment.
It can be anything from using fire, the invention of the wheel, a knife, a pen, all the way to through to computers, rockets and even complex thought processes. It is an essential part of human evolution intimately connected to the development of our consciousness. We are problem solvers who have evolved to survive, it is through our awareness of a problem or need that we are driven to find solutions. Through exploration, curiosity and courage, emerges our technology. These technological solutions expands our awareness and provide new ways with which to interact and experience our environment widening our conscious horizons.

Through the evolution of mirror neurons, human beings find it easy to understand, adopt and share new skills. By simply observing another we have the ability to perform the same task almost as equally well. Human evolution has thrived through the emergence of emulation and empathy resulting in new skills and technology being adopted by large social groups in a relatively short amount of time.

The invention of the semiconductor and thus the internet, has provided humans the capacity to connect globally, thoughts and ideas in real-time, on devices small enough to be carried with little or no effort. Such technological achievements have the potential to catapult the human race towards an extraordinary level of consciousness.

Expanding consciousness through political struggle 
In January of 2011, Egyptians received invites to peaceful demonstration scheduled on national police day (25th January) in protest of governmental corruption, unemployment and torture. This event was shared initially through social media on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. The event provided people a common entity with which to focus their repressed anger and frustration, it was readily adopted by citizens, netizens, activists and political parties, becoming a shared ideology demanding for the removal of the current political regime.

It went viral quickly, as all forms of technology were being utilized to share the information. Email, SMS, Twitter, Facebook, even chants from citizens in the streets. On the actual day of the event the government found it was overwhelmed by the momentum of public support, so in a reactionary move they started to shutdown telecommunications and social media, in an attempt to stop the spread of the movement. By 27th of January all social media, SMS messaging and nearly all internet services had been disabled. In-spite of governmental restrictions protesters continued to document events as they unfolded by adapting their technology. This allowed them to document, consolidate, communicate and share information in real-time.

This was not an event carefully planned and meticulously executed by any means. It was a unity of human beings, who in most parts were poor, oppressed, struggling, separated by fear, yet brought together with a common voice through the manipulation of available technologies. The event was like a single raindrop landing on a clear lake of water, with ripples starting from the middle and spreading, however the ripple wasn't confined to Egypt. Netizens from around the world witnessed the astonishing events that resonated with them. Empathy through technology, leading to a waking of consciousness and new possibilities. From Europe, to Occupy Wall Street, even the Hong Kong Umbrella movement in 2015. The use of modern technology to organise, document, share and connect, had been firmly established.





How we choose to use our technology cannot be left for others to decide, we must evolve fluidly, without restrictions. We must grow along with our technological achievements and if we share it freely, it will grow exponentially, a single rain-drop has the possibility of becoming a storm.