The world is getting better in spite of what negativity fills the news. I suggest you take a look at the work of the Swedish statistician Hans Rosling on the developing world.
Here's a link to a TED Talk given by him on positive developments in health and economics in the so-called third world.
I think @tarazkp is just voicing his concern about the uncertainty of the future rather than his pessimism. Anyone who knows a little history should be concerned because they know how tenuous our freedoms can be. It is amazing how quickly and voluntarily we give them up when threatened. Remember what the Bush administration did after 9/11. Fear is a powerful motivator and we all need to be keenly aware of this whenever a leader uses fear to motivate us. Walls, immigrants, the taking away of guns and fake news all come to mind.
I agree that the world is getting better in spite of the news as indicated in that TED Talk you referred too. Another great source on positive developments is Steven Pinker and his books, “Enlighten Now” and “The Better Angeles of our Nature.” Or virtually any of his YouTube videos. Here’s a good start: Steven Pinker: Be Positive, The World Is Not Falling Apart.
As the jobs stop getting created though it is going to potentially have a dramatic effect on this progress. I like Hans Rosling and have seen/read quite a lot of his work.
That’s a good point. How about a Universal Basic Income until we all become creative? With automation and AI taking so many jobs what else can people do? Until then my retirement plan revolves around upvoting all your content so don’t stop posting! ;-)
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I was actually going to write about UBI tonight as it came up in 2 client sessions during the day but I have a terrible headache. Maybe tomorrow.
Yes, it's concerning.