Terrariums and Popularity (AFRICA)

They have a little something to do with each other. The truth is that the work that goes into keeping the terrariums, or green houses efficient is more time consuming than what we’ve come to see as ‘cleanly’ alternatives. This week the popularity of terrarium is put to the test because it’s a question of whether or not it’s more popular than the use of chemical bug sprays to keep the plants from becoming infested by bugs, pests, etc.
This week I find that my plant is mildly healthy. It’s doing okay, but it’s definitely not doing as well as it would be if I were using more water, with more sunlight, and most importantly, finding an easy way to deal with the bugs. How does the bug issue factor into the Israeli greenhouses that I’ve chosen to use an example? I’ve just written 2 teachers, and am looking forward to their responses on the issue. This is important in the decision to spend money on this potential farming technique. Disease and bug infestations thrive in unclean conditions like the water sources in much of sub-Saharan Africa. It’s really a matter of cleaning the water first. My experiments with my own terrarium suggest that either pests are in the moss, but also that the water may not be filtered well enough.
Next week’s interviews will give better opinions on a time-line, and perhaps money necessary to really get more of Africa on it’s way.

Now it’s also about popularity. It takes the efforts of many to raise the necessary money to make progress happen faster. So how do we get a simple phone and internet game to be relevant. Well that’s easy; when you consider the importance of fantastically, entertaining, and generally superficial television shows, films, and publications that more often than good causes, catch the public eye. It’s going to take a little PR, but so it’s going to take some elements that feed into positive, fun-natured pop culture as well. To really get something positive like a ‘game for good’ moving, it takes the power of entertainment. The game itself isn’t entertaining enough, and doesn’t teach enough to keep the public eye thirsting for more. It’s not the way of a star-struck culture to be emphatic about learning how to farm. However, the people of an underdeveloped nation are entertained by this, and what will drive the people with the money is the support of the people with more money.
Why can’t a game for good be a trivia about current trends in green living with fantastic, home-décor-loving super stars like Martha Stewart, or religious iconic gurus like Madonna? I think this can be arranged. Next week comes a new outline for the game that connects every demographic that might play to a part of the game. That will be where success comes from. The deadline for Google’s 10 to the 100th power competition is Oct. 20th. The outline and general idea must be done by then. If you can outline an idea that helps more people than any other idea, and sustains future lives, then Google will donate a ridiculous amount of money to make your idea happen. Time to wrap up this great game.