The Future of Humanity

Lately I've been thinking about and researching this topic, and I found it relates to all kinds of things like politics, economy, environment etc. and basically all of the world's problems. I think everyone should take a look at this, as it tries to identify the bigger picture instead of a bunch of the smaller issues. It's a fairly long read, and there's still so much more to it here.

I know most of you could really care less, as I've been watching this site for quite some time now, but it is still very interesting and if you care about your future and/or your children's future, I suggest looking into it.

[flipsideorange]

Originally Posted by cup of joe

basically all of the world's problems

Why not look at the future of humanity by researching the things that are going really well?

CHEER THE FUCK UP

Originally Posted by flipsideorange

Why not look at the future of humanity by researching the things that are going really well?

CHEER THE FUCK UP

Murder, rape, war, torture, religion and government are going really well.

Originally Posted by Q

Murder, rape, war, torture, religion and government are going really well.

Yeah, you gotta love 'em.

So we are not stupid—just misinformed, poorly led, and caught up in a materialism-worshiping culture of consumerism and shallowness.

http://www.futureofhumanity.org/We%2...t%20Stupid.htm

39 years after the moon landing economists with PhDs can't figure out planned obsolescence is going on in the automobile industry. That is rich! There have been 200,000,000+ cars in the US since 1995. That means at least $300,000,000,000 in depreciation every year which economists say nothing about. That's FOUR TRILLION DOLLARS since 1995. How much for all of the other cars in the world?

But it isn't really the money that matters that just happens to be what most people think in. How much pollution was created in the process of manufacturing all of the cars that have been thrown on the junk heap since 1995? When do the climatologists mention such things.

DT

Originally Posted by flipsideorange

Why not look at the future of humanity by researching the things that are going really well?

CHEER THE FUCK UP

I am not depressed or pissed off in anyway, believe me, I do enjoy many things presently in my life. This is just something I think we should take into consideration because those things that "are going really well" or things that we enjoy could eventually not exist and/or be irrelevant because all of these problems may significantly effect our lives and become extremely overwhelming.

[Iehovah]

Originally Posted by Q

Murder, rape, war, torture, religion and government are going really well.

But! On the positive side of things, you can still get your daily lulz by reading about the Adventures of Brittany Spears and Paris Hilton.

[SomeLowLife]

We all know how this story ends, we will all die.

Sometimes I like to think it's my responsibility to carry some of the weight of the heavy, sad and pathetic world. The rest of the time I'm busy enough constructing my own future.

+Evens out well-

[Star Wars Fan]

I can't find it but there is aTOTSE textfile that takes an optimist viewpoint towards space exploration

I found
http://futurefoundation.org/programs/nty_overview.htm

and

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2000....arthurcclarke

though.