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every issue salawat mentioned wasn't something that would result in violence and deaths today so its not refuted by citing current statistic. They're warnings
by y4mi 7y ago
every issue salawat mentioned wasn't something that would result in violence and deaths today so its not refuted by citing current statistic.
They're warnings for the future, because while its true that we're currently living in a pretty safe environment and are overall pretty well off, our children won't have that luxury.
Once these issues actually start getting reflected in global statics, its going to be way too late to actually realistically pull this proverbial ship around.
And he didn't even mention half of the things on the horizon with the potential to seriously harm society such as global warming and the evermore increasing amount of automation destroying the livelihood of a lot of people. (automation isn't bad, its just going to cause a lot of problems and unrest very soon)
- iguy 7y agoPrediction is hard, especially about the future! What's clear is the data about the recent past, and the trends are very good, both for accidental and deliberate death (among other things) on a time-scale of decades to centuries. There are indeed some reversals (in the last few years: some kinds of crime, pedestrian deaths, opioids) which the optimists hope will be short-lived.