Jewish Geography reaches a whole new level
Posted on June 6, 2007 • By Rebecca Markowitz
Category: Technology |
Israeli start-up Famillion is giving its best attempt at world peace through a technologically advanced version of the cut-out construction paper family tree you made back in 5th grade. Your tree automatically connects to everyone else who shares genealogical ancestors. And pretty soon the whole world is connected - just like that. How soon will this project be finished? According to Israe21c’s interview with Famillion, “by the end of this year the site will have mapped the entire Jewish population of the world - some 12-13 million people, and within about two years will have mapped the Western world. ”
Famillion’s take on world peace: “We are all connected, wherever we come from, and once people realize that, it will change the way they think. People are always afraid of someone who is different from us, someone who is a stranger - it’s a basic trait of human nature. When people understand that we are all connected to one another, this sense of difference will disappear.” Israel21c
So if everyone is part of one big family, then no one will hate each other. Hello.. Cain and Abel?
Why didn’t someone think of this sooner: family trees = world peace? Let’s cross our fingers and hope that my soon-to-be-revealed relatives in Taiwan don’t stop talking to me because I didn’t call them on their birthdays. Talk about family feud… Now that I digress, that game show wouldn’t really have a point since if everyone is one big family then why feud? Some questions that come to mind - How would we make weddings? Are there halls big enough for the occasion?
But seriously, it’s a very cool project and I’d be curious to see just how many degrees of separation I am from Jon Stewart.
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