Almost 250,000 dead in the Syrian war with no end in sight. People dying of cancer every day with little hope for a cure for many people. Gun crimes. Mass shootings. Stabbings. Climate change. Sexual assaults. Hate crimes against people because of their religion, sexual orientation, or the color of their skin. Racism. Ethnocentrism. Xenophobia. Conflicts on the African continent and almost every continent. Joblessness. An unlivable minimum wage. Nuclear proliferation. Missing girls. Sex trafficking. Heroin addiction. Depression. Alcoholism. Drug abuse. Droughts. Ignorance. Coal burning and smog. Air pollution. Water pollution. Child abuse. Animal abuse. Unbearable student loans. Homelessness. Veterans care. Suicides.

Yet the most important thing in the world.

Edward Snowden.