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I'm about 30 and all I know of future is that I don't know. But one thing I'm rather certain about: the world will be significantly poorer in 50 years. And tha

• hexis 16y ago
  "And that I'll be totally dependent of my children, since it's unlikely I'll ever see one cent of my pension." Have you considered saving money in addition to your ephemeral pension?
• tokenadult 16y ago
  But one thing I'm rather certain about: the world will be significantly poorer in 50 years. That's the one thing I would most resolutely bet against among predictions about the future fifty years from now. I've been hearing predictions of a poorer world to come throughout my more than fifty years of life, and they have consistently been proved wrong. I may not have total buy-in to the views of the author I cite below, http://www.rationaloptimist.com/books/rational-optimist-how-prosperity-evolves http://www.rationaloptimist.com/books/rational-optimist-how-... but he is on the right track about the long-term historical trend, which is increasing worldwide prosperity. That's a trend I have observed in all the countries I have lived in or visited, on two continents.
  • undef 16y ago
    We agree to disagree when it comes to mid-term, tens of years of development. I'm just expecting current trends to continue for a couple of decades more, until we solve ongoing energy crisis. I'm sure that occurs in less than 50 years; however at that point we'll probably still be rebuilding. Long term looks good, when we're talking about over 100 years.