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Ask HN: What Are the World Biggest Problems or Opportunities?

8 points by rokhayakebe 6y ago

jelliclesfarm 6y ago
Ageing.
- giantg2 6y ago
  How so?
  - probinso 6y ago
    I think the implication is that we do it
    - giantg2 6y ago
      I'm sorry but this comment doesn't clear anything up for me.
      - cpach 6y ago
        Some people, like Aubrey de Grey, are researching how aging works. The goal is to slow down the process of aging in order to allow humans to live longer. See e.g. https://leapsmag.com/anti-aging-pioneer-aubrey-de-grey-people-middle-age-now-fair-chance/ https://leapsmag.com/anti-aging-pioneer-aubrey-de-grey-peopl...
        jz_ 6y ago
        > The goal is to slow down the process of aging in order to allow humans to live longer. I think he'd say living longer for remaining disease-free would just be a happy side-effect. That said, there many companies working on aging biology now: http://agingbiotech.info/companies/ http://agingbiotech.info/companies/
        giantg2 6y ago
        Isn't this going to present more of a problem - increasing the population on a resource confined planet?
        cpach 6y ago
        Good question. To me it feels like science fiction. But who knows. Maybe it’ll work.
  - jelliclesfarm 6y ago
    Mortality is what causes over population and depletion of resources.
    - giantg2 6y ago
      I think that would be delayed mortality and possibly the opposite of what they mean if discussing the depletion of resources. Anyways, most of the regions where demographics are shifting to a larger proportion of older persons also have much lower birthrates.
numpad0 6y ago
space
mindcrime 6y ago
One source of thoughts on this topic: https://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/global-issues-overview/ https://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/global-issues-ov...
fiftyacorn 6y ago
Health care in the US - I keep reading about health care bankruptcy in US, and worry about implications in UK as our politicians are pushing this model Politics in the information age - linked to fake news University costs - university needs an overhaul. I mean all these unis pushing courses online with covid for the same price. There has to be opportunity there
- giantg2 6y ago
  I'd generalize the politics comment as failing of educational systems to teach useful life skills, such as logic/philosophy of argument.
probinso 6y ago
Capitalism Imperialism Poverty
cpach 6y ago
Problem: Global warming Opportunity: Find safe and stable sources of energy that scale
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8 points by rokhayakebe 6y ago

jelliclesfarm 6y ago

Ageing.

giantg2 6y ago
How so?
- probinso 6y ago
  I think the implication is that we do it
  - giantg2 6y ago
    I'm sorry but this comment doesn't clear anything up for me.
    - cpach 6y ago
      Some people, like Aubrey de Grey, are researching how aging works. The goal is to slow down the process of aging in order to allow humans to live longer. See e.g. https://leapsmag.com/anti-aging-pioneer-aubrey-de-grey-people-middle-age-now-fair-chance/ https://leapsmag.com/anti-aging-pioneer-aubrey-de-grey-peopl...
      - jz_ 6y ago
        > The goal is to slow down the process of aging in order to allow humans to live longer. I think he'd say living longer for remaining disease-free would just be a happy side-effect. That said, there many companies working on aging biology now: http://agingbiotech.info/companies/ http://agingbiotech.info/companies/
      - giantg2 6y ago
        Isn't this going to present more of a problem - increasing the population on a resource confined planet?
        cpach 6y ago
        Good question. To me it feels like science fiction. But who knows. Maybe it’ll work.
- jelliclesfarm 6y ago
  Mortality is what causes over population and depletion of resources.
  - giantg2 6y ago
    I think that would be delayed mortality and possibly the opposite of what they mean if discussing the depletion of resources. Anyways, most of the regions where demographics are shifting to a larger proportion of older persons also have much lower birthrates.

numpad0 6y ago

space

mindcrime 6y ago

One source of thoughts on this topic: https://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/global-issues-overview/ https://www.un.org/en/sections/issues-depth/global-issues-ov...

fiftyacorn 6y ago

Health care in the US - I keep reading about health care bankruptcy in US, and worry about implications in UK as our politicians are pushing this model Politics in the information age - linked to fake news University costs - university needs an overhaul. I mean all these unis pushing courses online with covid for the same price. There has to be opportunity there

giantg2 6y ago
I'd generalize the politics comment as failing of educational systems to teach useful life skills, such as logic/philosophy of argument.

probinso 6y ago

Capitalism Imperialism Poverty

cpach 6y ago

Problem: Global warming Opportunity: Find safe and stable sources of energy that scale

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