Robert Botha, with 18 years in the diplomatic service, shares insights on global challenges and his hopes for his newborn granddaughter's future in a complex world. Beginning his career just before Nelson Mandela's release, he witnessed South Africa's transformation while serving in Mauritius and later Paris during significant historical events.• Started diplomatic career on February 1st, 1990, days before Mandela's release• Served in Mauritius when his diplomatic status changed four times as South Africa transformed• Worked at the diplomatic academy training new diplomats for post-apartheid South Africa• Posted to Paris during the Iraq War and HIV/AIDS epidemic• Wrote both a heartfelt letter and AI-generated letter to his newborn granddaughter• Describes our world as balanced between existential risk and innovation opportunity• Explains how social media has degraded diplomatic communication to truncated sentences• Discusses democracy's failures and possible reforms at local and international levels• Explores leadership pathology and how fear drives support for corrupt leaders• Concludes with hope that future generations will find beauty and soul companionsConnect with Robert on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-botha-9a974910/ or through his blog at robertbotha.blog. You can also email him at robertbotha127@gmail.comLinks: www.bitcoinforbusiness.io X: @gavingre X: @BTC_4_Biz Primal: GavinBGreen@primal.net NOSTR: npub12qv07tpwk8x8fy2uuqczghpappap395npuxvsx8pgksh97pezv7s8r7qta