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Many have spent decades wishing they were part of the boomers generation and its many benefits, BUT maybe the last laugh is that 1/3 of them are already dead while the lesser endowed generations that came after, especially Millennials and Gen Z are facing a future where aging and health issues may be a thing of the past.
or, just as if not more likely, are facing a future where healthcare is a thing of the past... along with civilization, the ecosystem, etc.
That is entirely possible, along with complete planet destruction but we have been worrying about the end since the beginning. I am more on the tech is going to solve a lot of issues in the coming decade headspace, but the transition to that place, may be very bumpy. Hard to say. Big change is coming though and all I know is I rather be alive to see it, especially longevity and thus I am glad I am not nearly end of life right now.
lost me there. complete ecosystem destruction for sure, but our ability to actually destroy the planet itself - eehhhh... the rock that birthed us will live long past our story.
we're certainly in for a bumpy ride, I hope for the best but at this point, feel it's disingenous to feign optimism.
I mean it feels so utterly unlikely, yet we really do posses the power to eliminate or close to eliminate all life on this planet. When you look at who decides this and realize they could not decide if masks were good or bad for the spread of an airborne illness, there is more than a non zero chance we are going to destroy life on Earth. The planet of course as you stated will truly live on.
I agree that feignign optimism does feel disingenuous. The data trend is not optimistic.
oh yeah we totally possess the ability to wreck the ecosystem. that's all it'll take to end us and damn near most of the life on the planet. And you're correct, as a species, we don't make great decisions.
Really, really big nukes? Idk lol
Or just around the remaining know thousands of them.
no but seriously, even if we used every a and h bomb they EVER made, we would only ablate a tiny percentage of the crust.
we're not destroying the planet on our own, we'll need help.