We think the future
is unclear. The odds of a global society meltdown to the version I illustrated
are low. But the subculture potential is immense. This segment is large enough
that there should be pause for real concern. In my opinion, the two most
vulnerable societies are China and the United States with parallel but magnetic
opposite reasons. Many would argue that Russia is also vulnerable but I would
argue that Russia is merely going through its own version of the Chicago '30's
and will eventually move on. The argument against this view is the simple and
obvious fact; corruption and power cycle occurs in all societies. But this time
around, technology and the Russian underground world have little to worry about
from current ancient leaders. So we might have three potential scenarios; those
who want to control democracy (United States), deny it (China) and finally
those that wish to exploit it.(Russia) The country recognizes its social and
technical environment relative to those that ignore, invest and double down on
future careers will be the first to achieve its objective and 'win'.
We are all going to
need urban farming, be far to dangerous to go out on the streets and virtual
reality screws up those that are addicted to first person 3D shooter games and
"accidentally" forget the difference . The future is not anarchy or zombies,
but one where people do not socialize and turn off the real world and fight
multiple full scale wars with as much intensity and cost as a Global Thermo
Nuclear exchange.
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