World war.
If humanity doesn't get disrupted by something truly catastrophic very soon, Earth's surface will get uninhabitable for multicellular life in about 150 years.
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#22Custodial land assignments. Instead of selling lots, which you'll never fully own as allodial titles no longer exist, set up a system which qualifies individuals and families to be awarded land. The idea that we are thrust into this world which requires us to follow a fairly strict path of hurdles just to have a home is a sadly maligned truth plaguing our existence.
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#23Find a cure for death, a cure for aging and bio-replacements become as good as the original.. or better.
It's what I've been dreaming about ever since CRISPR.
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#2450% vehicle market is electric only.
Of course 100% woiuld be better. But it is even more unrealistic
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#25Very high density batteries. Fossil fuel's value is as a convenient transport medium than a source of energy...
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#26Minimum guaranteed income everywhere. Also cryptocurrencies (or at least one) becoming mainstream.
> Minimum guaranteed income
Would this work? Isn't it like "everyone above average"? If everyone gets a minimum amount of money, money will be worth less. It would make more sense to guarantee certain resources, or more targeted welfare (e.g. that comes with requirements on how it is spent).
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#27Cold fusion.
It would change everything more profoundly than steam and oil.
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#28Life extension. Everything else can wait.
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#29World war. If humanity doesn't get disrupted by something truly catastrophic very soon, Earth's surface will get uninhabitable for multicellular life in about 150 years.
You don't think technology, and the march towards the technological singularity, is disruptive enough?
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#30Civilized discussion on hard topics -- There seems to be a large amount of shouting matches going on right now. We need to be able to discuss things in a calm and respectful manner even when we strongly disagree with the other side. There are a lot of buzz words that get thrown out that to me have lost meaning (racist, sexist, etc.). These words do have meaning and there are absolutely people doing these things that need to stop. However, lets stop name calling and start sharing our stories with the intend to do just that, share. When the only goal is to get everyone to believe what you believe, it likely won't be a productive conversation.