[keeptrying]

I think (and hope) this is the first step in creating real connections between people in disparate regions.

In building a movement, the first thing that is necessary is a good story. And KONY2012 will provide the story if he is caught anytime this year or the next.

I'm not saying that KONY2012 needs to be the reason he is caught - there just needs to be a perception that it was the reason.

There are a lot of lonely people in the US with a smartphone who badly need a human connection and in the developing nations there are tons of people who would be happy to share their lives. I think technology can bridge that gap leading to some real social progress on both sides.

This has always been my "dream app" but of course it requires better infrastructure in the developing nations coupled with really cheap computing and video equipment. But I think it should be possible soon.

[joe_the_user]

Did you read the article?

Do you really mean we need Americans to put pressure on politicians to support bad and likely deadly policies so that said American people can feel an (illusory) connection with people in the Third World?

[keeptrying]

Yes I read the article and yes I think americans are not using enough pressure to get things done in developing nations.