How do you compare the way people lived about 30 years ago to now?
Let's be objective.
30 years ago -
There were less stents in peoples' hearts, no artificial knees and hips
60 million Americans were not living on anti-depressants
One income family could make ends meet
Lesser failed marriages
Lesser (or no)incidences of school shootings
Lesser number of Sociopaths in the society
they consume more, many things that was not even possible are available on the internet for online ordering.
Oh yes, they have more gadgets to display to their friends ---- iProgress !!
This is a bearish article
#31
Posted 31 May 2013 - 02:56 AM
#32
Posted 31 May 2013 - 07:19 AM
Love, be kind to one another, seek the truth, walk the narrow path between the ying and the yang.
#33
Posted 31 May 2013 - 08:19 AM
Let's be objective.
http://www.statistic...rty-statistics/
Total Percentage of World Population that lives on less than $2.50 a day 50%
http://www.economist.com/node/21548963
For the first time ever, the number of poor people is declining everywhere 1.25/day base
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It seems things are getting better, but it is a recent development - from 1990.
And it looks like a fragile improvement.
The world population is going from 7B to 10B in 50 years - it will be difficult to maintain this improvement.
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#34
Posted 31 May 2013 - 08:29 AM
Thanks for the improvement stat Dex. I stand corrected on that and I agree with your opinion that it reverses. I would say in a decade or less when robotics and AI increases the share of jobs and displaces humans.Let's be objective.
http://www.statistic...rty-statistics/
Total Percentage of World Population that lives on less than $2.50 a day 50%
http://www.economist.com/node/21548963
For the first time ever, the number of poor people is declining everywhere 1.25/day base
----
It seems things are getting better, but it is a recent development - from 1990.
And it looks like a fragile improvement.
The world population is going from 7B to 10B in 50 years - it will be difficult to maintain this improvement.
Love, be kind to one another, seek the truth, walk the narrow path between the ying and the yang.
#35
Posted 31 May 2013 - 10:04 AM
Thanks for the improvement stat Dex. I stand corrected on that and I agree with your opinion that it reverses. I would say in a decade or less when robotics and AI increases the share of jobs and displaces humans.
The Luddites may have have been correct.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite
I think most of history's problems - wars, climate change (if you believe it is man made) is population related. And, we have more trouble coming. The greatest population growth will be in a band from Mexico to Middle East, to South East Asia. A young, unemployed, uneducated and poor population that will be a fertile ground for upheaval.
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#36
Posted 31 May 2013 - 01:17 PM
Dex have not had a chance to respond until now been busy at the blog with the members. I so agree with what you said that is exactly what I see coming and why I made the comment of more welfare to calm them for a while until the tech for security is so great they will be able to control masses like ants and probably impose a more martial law type of system. You move out of line zap into oblivion. Super drones patrolling, more super cameras from space and earth, more ways to know what anyone is doing and where. Of course worked in under the terrorist measures and who can deny it. I know it sounds very conspiracy theory mumbo jumbo but its already going on and accelerating. The tech security is improving exponentially and these middle east wars are testing grounds and for research and development. What pisses me off big time is kids getting killed for this. Ok I better shut up again.Thanks for the improvement stat Dex. I stand corrected on that and I agree with your opinion that it reverses. I would say in a decade or less when robotics and AI increases the share of jobs and displaces humans.
The Luddites may have have been correct.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luddite
I think most of history's problems - wars, climate change (if you believe it is man made) is population related. And, we have more trouble coming. The greatest population growth will be in a band from Mexico to Middle East, to South East Asia. A young, unemployed, uneducated and poor population that will be a fertile ground for upheaval.
Love, be kind to one another, seek the truth, walk the narrow path between the ying and the yang.
#37
Posted 31 May 2013 - 03:16 PM
Edited by arbman, 31 May 2013 - 03:19 PM.