Discontent has been building for years. In 2010 and 2011, WikiLeaks, the Occupy movement, and similar events provided the sparks for the raging fire of discontent. We are living in a time of revolution and change. The internet is redefining states and communities as it provides a forum for worldwide discussion. Injustices challenge our ideas as we realize the rights we had never existed. A political awakening and enlightenment is rushing across the globe; never before has there been such a geographically widespread movement. Using technology, all citizens of the world can rise up and have a voice. Everyone can have a hand it shaping our ever-changing future. Daring Adventure is a blog to document this change and for me to tell stories about my experiences in the revolution. Read about the blog’s name here.

I am a seventeen-year-old civic activist, researcher, hacker, and philosopher living in Boston. I am part of an organization, Civic Counsel, which makes software and tools for activists while educating others about computer security and the use of technology. I also work at the MIT Media Lab in the Affective Computing Group researching assistive technology for autism and how computers can recognize and simulate emotion. I spend much of my free time at a hackerspace, BUILDS, working on cool projects and playing with complex systems. Additionally, I enjoy philosophizing about the internet, society, and human nature and writing papers about my theories.