Improvements in the world, 2007
(Demographics and Statistics Nerds Only)
As a protoactuary, I often talk with people on the train or where ever about things ranging form economics to demographics to environmental issues. Matt Sundheim and I most notably have disagreed over the shape of the world in 2050. I’ve always been called optimistic (I consider it realistic) concerning epic drops in violence, poverty, starvation and disease. I try to cite data where possible and the Economist has done a survey of world health as experienced by humans summing up progress since the 1990s.
If humanity can come up with a way to curb environmental damage and reduce fall-out or possible manage failing states, the world is going to truly kick ass in 2050. 110-year life expectancy here we come.
Improvements in the world, 2007
(Demographics and Statistics Nerds Only)
As a protoactuary, I often talk with people on the train or where ever about things ranging form economics to demographics to environmental issues. Matt Sundheim and I most notably have disagreed over the shape of the world in 2050. I’ve always been called optimistic (I consider it realistic) concerning epic drops in violence, poverty, starvation and disease. I try to cite data where possible and the Economist has done a survey of world health as experienced by humans summing up progress since the 1990s.
If humanity can come up with a way to curb environmental damage and reduce fall-out or possible manage failing states, the world is going to truly kick ass in 2050. 110-year life expectancy here we come.
Those are some HUGE if’s
I agree. But at a minimum, I think the rate of improvement will at least beat out any decline that do come from these factors.
HUGE ifs, but reasonable goals.
“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard.”
-John F. Kennedy