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Ask HN: One thing you wish would happen in the next 10 years?
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Re: Ask HN: One thing you wish would happen in the next 10 years?
#52No more first past the post in the UK and US as it makes politics partisan and uninteresting hysterical carping from wing to wing. There isn't enough centerism and pragmatism.
This is really the most frustrating thing for me. The outcomes of our political system at determined so much more by how we elect people than who we elect. The system is so broken, and people want change, but you're never going to get real change just by putting different people in charge.
Re: Ask HN: One thing you wish would happen in the next 10 years?
#53Low cost ($35 or less) 1Gbps internet speeds (up/down) available in the majority of the US and rest of the world.
After just updating from sub-10Mbit/s connection to 50Mbit/s, I don't really see why this would be something for which to waste a free wish. I honestly can't think what I'd do better with a gigabit connection.
And 640k of memory ought to to be enough for anybody
Re: Ask HN: One thing you wish would happen in the next 10 years?
#54Civilized 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…
This, but I also think we can't just do this in a pure "freedom of speech" way. In order to have a space where we can talk about things calmly and respectfully we will need to shut-out "bad faith" actors, supremacists and ideologues. Otherwise they will pervert the dialogue in order to win some political battle and we risk the wrong outcomes. We have to come at this very directly from the perspective of the outcomes…
Is that not just saying discount everyone who doesn't agree with what WE want to talk about, and then lets talk about it?
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#55Employment for everyone, not screwing up the planet
No employment for anyone. Machines do all the work, and we all share the bounty.
Not looking forward to this at all. So much conflict is caused by people being bored and not having any employment prospects. Employment is a bit of a pacifier for civilization.
There's only so much golf, painting, woodworking, and reading people can do.
Re: Ask HN: One thing you wish would happen in the next 10 years?
#56Low cost ($35 or less) 1Gbps internet speeds (up/down) available in the majority of the US and rest of the world.
After just updating from sub-10Mbit/s connection to 50Mbit/s, I don't really see why this would be something for which to waste a free wish. I honestly can't think what I'd do better with a gigabit connection.
Perhaps you don't upload much video/content. Most non-symmetrical Internet connections have HORRIBLE upload speeds. Makes doing things like recording multiple security camera's to the cloud at real high resolution impossible.
Gigabit speeds are typically symmetrical.
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#57No more authoritarian, liberty-limiting governments anywhere in the world...forever :)
I'm aware that the trend seems to be in the opposite direction, but one can always wish.
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#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
After just updating from sub-10Mbit/s connection to 50Mbit/s, I don't really see why this would be something for which to waste a free wish. I honestly can't think what I'd do better with a gigabit connection.
And 640k of memory ought to to be enough for anybody
Not what I was trying to imply, just that the connection speeds and prices seem to already be increasing at an okay-ish pace.
Re: Ask HN: One thing you wish would happen in the next 10 years?
#59Earlier quoted context omitted.
This, but I also think we can't just do this in a pure "freedom of speech" way. In order to have a space where we can talk about things calmly and respectfully we will need to shut-out "bad faith" actors, supremacists and ideologues. Otherwise they will pervert the dialogue in order to win some political battle and we risk the wrong outcomes. We have to come at this very directly from the perspective of the outcomes…
Is that not just saying discount everyone who doesn't agree with what WE want to talk about, and then lets talk about it?
No, what I'm saying is that you can't have a discussion between two groups of people and then through the back-door one side tries to get the other to subconsciously accept their principle of 'absolute free-speech'. You both have to be capable of determining whether a belief is sacred or a shibboleth to you and be able to meet half-way.
If you don't do this, you'll be starting on the wrong foot.
Also, in order to have a moderate discussion with less shouting, it's not a good idea to have it be a free-for-all where anybody can speak. You need people that are willing to negotiate their beliefs with each other.
Re: Ask HN: One thing you wish would happen in the next 10 years?
#60I'll take a liberty to answer it in two ways, one thing for tech and one thing for non-tech.
Tech - Fixing Battery/Energy
This is one of the most important breakthrough we absolutely need. Current situation is like of ancient age, where civilisations used to be near/along the water sources like rivers, sea, etc. Same thing is happening today due to our energy dependencies. It limits the geography where a person can dare to live or explore without worrying or sacrificing the safety of communications. there are some ways currently, I agree, but we need more widely adopted solution. Energy consumption should not be co-related to the guilt! :p
There are two things about this: 1) Better energy backup in relatively portable size 2) Quick recharge ( or maybe disrupt the recharge concept:p ?! )
Non-Tech - Understand humans better, physiologically.
If we achieved this, it will be an amazing achievement for our species. Currently, healthcare system works on trial and error method. Most drugs don't really work without any side effects. We haven't understood our own defence mechanisms completely. Maybe using our own killer T-cells to do a targeted strike on aliens in our body will be more useful for our species than hunting aimlessly for aliens in outer space. I don't mean to undermine the importance of ET search efforts and it's implications, but from value proposition point of view, I'll favour human health system. Well, I'm deliberately avoiding to list why health is SO lagging even in 2017, it's better to assume that it's about time to solve health related problems inclusively rather than just keeping it exclusive filed for the health professionals and pharmas.
Disclaimer: No offence to anyone! :)