The Future

[Skull Kid]

Had an interesting talk today with a friend about what they thought would happen in the future, I wont go into to much detail but basically I had the depressing view of resource wars and how we are all screwed and my friend thought the opposite. This got me thinking about whether I am the only one who has this kind of view on the world. Naturally I came to the escapist.
So, what do you reckon will happen in the future and why? I cant stop thinking about how bad it could be with kids going around murdering each other with knives, global warming looming overhead and the population of Earth in general rocketing. I can't see the good side personally.

 

[child of lileth]

I think the future could be a positive place, but realistically, I see a more negative path being what happens. I just hope I'm gone before it gets too serious.

 

[AvsJoe]

The next "oil" will be water. The World Water Wars are just on the horizon.

I live in Canada, which has far more fresh water than any other nation on the planet. It won't be long into the World Water Wars before the States invade us for it. You'll see. Give this prediction 30 years.

 

[Shemming]

There is one good side to the future behold *insert holy lights and music* half life 2 episode 3!!!

OT: i think in the future things will get better as soon as the world leaders go work together to solve problems

 

[Snowden's Secret]

Well in a random survey taken in America of about 1500 adults, 50% of those adults believe that Jesus will return in/by 2050. That may be a good or bad thing depending on your perspective.

EDIT: I think that the only real long term solution would be a drastic reduction in population. The strain on resources will reach breaking point before long, and it's only 3 years before our oil supply is said to run out (and that isn't counting the BP oil fiasco). Still, it's better than enduring the "I told you so"'s of all the 2012 conspiracy theorists.

 

[dududf]

The next "oil" will be water. The World Water Wars are just on the horizon.

I live in Canada, which has far more fresh water than any other nation on the planet. It won't be long into the World Water Wars before the States invade us for it. You'll see. Give this prediction 30 years.

I'm thinking 50 years. But yeah I've had a similar train of thought.

We gotta cut down on our population heavily...As silly as this will sound, but in a way a WW would be kinda good. It'll cut down on the population heavily, and assuming people don't fuck like no tomorrow after the war, and as long as no WMD's are used, and the war is "clean" it'd be pretty good for humanity as a whole.

Nawww who am I kidding. WW4 will be fought with sticks and stones, as WW3 would have left nothing else left.

 

[Fallen-Angel Risen-Demon]

The future is bleak...
unless we can invent a terraphorming machine but still bleak *sigh*.

 

[Skull Kid]

That would be interesting to say the least but that just shows that we are becoming dependant on someone else fixing our problems for us. If he doesn't come then there will be a slight problem, if he does come then the whole process will repeat with a possibly bigger problem.
EDIT: damn, was trying to quote Kitsune_BI but probably pressed the wrong button

 

[Mr. Grey]

The next "oil" will be water. The World Water Wars are just on the horizon.

I live in Canada, which has far more fresh water than any other nation on the planet. It won't be long into the World Water Wars before the States invade us for it. You'll see. Give this prediction 30 years.

But we have Alaska... and really we'd just unify to protect both our fronts and watch our backs. We'd have a stranglehold on the water supply together and if we keep a strong alliance with Europe and Russia, we'll survive to be sure. Japan is sort of obligated to join our side.

Canada would be more the farm of freshwater while we're your shields. Greenland too will be the shield for that matter.

 

[iLikeHippos]

In 9 days from here, a new phone model will be released.
In 19 days from here, another new phone model will be released.
In 52 days from here... You get the phone-drift.
In 32 years, we can bend lightning.
In 52 years, we can cure most forms of cancer.
In 128 years, we have found a way to make ourselves immortal.
In 156 years, we will cure world hunger.

Other than that, things will keep their way as they are.

Well, those are my assumptions of how things will work out.

 

[Snowden's Secret]

Nawww whom am I kidding. WW4 will be fought with sticks and stones, as WW3 would have left nothing else left.

Quite apt.
N.B: I am unashamed to admit that I learned that quote (Albert Einstein(?)) from dying multiple times on COD4's Veteran mode. I still haven't done it.

 

[Lord Mountbatten Reborn]

For some reason sterilisation is looked on negatively. I can't imagine why...

...what? I don't approve of abstinence after all, and all these people don't understand contraception. We'd solve a lot of shortage issues.

Nawww whom am I kidding. WW4 will be fought with sticks and stones, as WW3 would have left nothing else left.

Wrong usage of "whom". And nice Einstein quote.

 

[Dr. wonderful]

Yes, Prepare the future son.

 

[Skull Kid]

The next "oil" will be water. The World Water Wars are just on the horizon.

I live in Canada, which has far more fresh water than any other nation on the planet. It won't be long into the World Water Wars before the States invade us for it. You'll see. Give this prediction 30 years.

I'm thinking 50 years. But yeah I've had a similar train of thought.

We gotta cut down on our population heavily...As silly as this will sound, but in a way a WW would be kinda good. It'll cut down on the population heavily, and assuming people don't fuck like no tomorrow after the war, and as long as no WMD's are used, and the war is "clean" it'd be pretty good for humanity as a whole.

Nawww whom am I kidding. WW4 will be fought with sticks and stones, as WW3 would have left nothing else left.

Yep, water wars have definitely been on my mind but the reply I got from my friend was that the war would need fuel (fossil fuels) which would soon run out - thus forcing them to swap to 'cleaner' fuel so that's global warming put off a little longer. Also if the war does happen the population will get cut down so overcrowding will be put off and there will be less people who need food and water. I say 'put off' because its only going to happen again and also the sad truth is that we may not even need the water yet but people will probably panic and mistakes will be made

 

[PatrickXD]

OT: i think in the future things will get better as soon as the world leaders go work together to solve problems

Haha... Work together... hehehe...
OT: Things are probably going to get worse before (if) they get better. If they manage to ignite and hold nuclear fusion then we should be okay. One fusion plant will power everything on Earth about 6 times for as long as we have hydrogen (from water), Personally I can't see a 'Water War' happening, it is the most abundant thing on the planet. The only people who need water have not the strength to fight for it.

 

[nick n stuff]

the world is fucked if i'm blunt. however, this is a long way off and it should not stop you enjoying it while it lasts. stop thinking about it...when it comes it comes

 

[dududf]

For some reason sterilisation is looked on negatively. I can't imagine why...

...what? I don't approve of abstinence after all, and all these people don't understand contraception. We'd solve a lot of shortage issues.

Nawww whom am I kidding. WW4 will be fought with sticks and stones, as WW3 would have left nothing else left.

Wrong usage of "whom". And nice Einstein quote.

Finger slipped.

 

[MetalGenocide]

Well be too dead to see "the future". In 2012. Funny cause it's going to be because of people, not a natural disaster. Some greedy idiot will blow a nuke and say: It was the arabs! Then wars will start and everyone dies.

Still I'm optimistic and think people will grow balls enough to overthrow their corrupt governments and work to a positive future.(I'm looking at you America! Then you Europe! Then Asia! etc.)

But realistically the world is full of idiots and cowards, sooo...... yeah were pretty much screwed.

 

[Billion Backs]

Weeeeell you know what they thought about future (our present) back in the 50s and 60s.

Flying cars, homes on Mars, aliens, galaxy exploration and so on...

Yeah...

I'm not much of an optimist in that sense. And I blame cultures and religions. If we cut all that shit out, managed to finally accept one main language (english or esperanto or binary I don't care) and united all the countries - and without multiple cultures and religions and other superstitions there wouldn't be that many barriers to it... And then hopefully after centuries of bad politics, we'd manage to do something worthy.

Without countries, religions and cultures, people would have less things to fight over - aside from good old regular animosity, but we all do that anyways. They could all be united under one main language and one set of "morals" - hopefully, based off secular human rights without all the sexist and homophobic bullshit you see in so many countries.

And then it would be easier to distribute resources (although obviously there's gonna be fuck ups thanks to corrupt politicians) accordingly and more or less equalize every ex-country to at least a decent standard of living.

And most of the resources previously spent on military and diplomacy between states could be used more productively in order to find a way to get us off this planet. Sure, it'd stupid to expect that there wouldn't be any militant groups out there, but I doubt you'd need that much army for that.

And this is an idealist somewhat communist vision that will never happen, or if it will, it'll turn to shit a la 1984.

 

[Uncreation]

In 128 years, we have found a way to make ourselves immortal.

But that's too late for me. ... Unless cryogenic technology is developed before that time. Speaking of which, i know something similar exists today, but it's not very, uhm. Well, ok, it just plain, does not work. I mean, they can freeze people, but defreezing those people would kill them. On the other hand, i'm only 25 now. 20 or 30 years could be plenty of time to find a solution to this problem, and turn cryogenics from science fiction to science fact. That would be nice.