Only three things threaten global human civilization

[Wilson23]

If we assume the threat of nuclear war is past, knock plutonium, only three existential threats to civilization remain:

1. Climate change.

2. Wealth inequality.

3. Technological unemployment.

Can anyone add to that list?

 

[Wilson23]

Conventional war won't do it.

 

[JohnEngelman]

If we assume the threat of nuclear war is past, knock plutonium, only three existential threats to civilization remain:

1. Climate change.

2. Wealth inequality.

3. Technological unemployment.

Can anyone add to that list?

We need some wealth inequality to encourage people to work harder. The degree of wealth inequality we have now is dysfunctional.

Human population growth is a problem. More people mean there us less of everything good to go around.

 

[Wilson23]

We need some wealth inequality to encourage people to work harder. The degree of wealth inequality we have now is dysfunctional.

Human population growth is a problem. More people mean there us less of everything good to go around.

More mouths to feed = more hands to work.

 

[JohnEngelman]

More mouths to feed = more hands to work.

More hands to work = more people competing for jobs, and lower wages.

 

[Rebel5soul]

Population growth is NOT a problem. With the current fertility rates human population will peak (if it hasn't already) around 2040 and begin decreasing thereafter. Population contraction will bring other, and just as dire, consequences.

 

[Buffalogurl]

If we assume the threat of nuclear war is past, knock plutonium, only three existential threats to civilization remain:

1. Climate change.

2. Wealth inequality.

3. Technological unemployment.

Can anyone add to that list?

Artificial intelligence.......
Pestilence............
Lack of fresh water.........

 

[Wilson23]

Artificial intelligence.......
Pestilence............
Lack of fresh water.........

AI is part of technological unemployment. Civilizations can survive pestilence. Water is mainly a problem when it comes to food production.

 

[briancamdudetenger2018]

illegal aliens from outer space attacking earth

a pandemic

robots turning on the human race and starting a war

i guess animals mutating into human animals like cartoons style and starting a war against humans

 

[Typo Fu Master]

Technological unemployment is an existential threat?

 

[Wilson23]

Technological unemployment is an existential threat?

It is the kind of thing that could cause civilization to fall. Human economies would no longer work.

 

[Philthy_Phil]

If we assume the threat of nuclear war is past, knock plutonium, only three existential threats to civilization remain:

1. Climate change.

2. Wealth inequality.

3. Technological unemployment.

Can anyone add to that list?

the usa

 

[Wilson23]

the usa

Put that under nuclear war -- only a back-burner threat.

 

[latecomer91364]

Hahahaha! Check out the dumbfuck moron OP trying to look smart.

It's just soooooo cute.

 

[Wilson23]

Technological unemployment is an existential threat?

Unless we come up with a whole new economic paradigm that de-links work from income.

 

[Rebel5soul]

I think #1 is the severe drop in IQ's in general as evidenced in this thread.

 

[Wilson23]

I think #1 is the severe drop in IQ's in general as evidenced in this thread.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flynn_effect

 

[Philthy_Phil]

I think #1 is the severe drop in IQ's in general as evidenced in this thread.

And highlighted in your post.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[briancamdudetenger2018]

Technological unemployment is an existential threat?

i think in non political terms it means robots and androids taking over the work force like in most sci fi tv shows and movies

 

[Wilson23]

i think in non political terms it means robots and androids taking over the work force like in most sci fi tv shows and movies

Which sounds great, getting machines to do all the work, until you realize you'll still be living in a society where you can't get by without a money income.

 

[Wilson23]

I suppose for the sake of completeness, I should add peak oil.
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Peak_oil

In several books, James Howard Kunstler has pounded the idea that the collape of industrial civilization is imminent for that reason. In his view, there is no substitute for petroleum -- the kind of civilization we have built cannot run on any alternative energy source. But this is a minority view, and Kunstler is no engineer, and by his timetable to collapse should have happened 20 years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Howard_Kunstler

 

[briancamdudetenger2018]

Which sounds great, getting machines to do all the work, until you realize you'll still be living in a society where you can't get by without a money income.

unlese being social media workers and having jobs in the entertainment universe and sports galaxty are the new ways of common employment

 

[Wilson23]

unlese being social media workers and having jobs in the entertainment universe and sports galaxty are the new ways of common employment

There won't be nearly enough of THOSE jobs.

 

[briancamdudetenger2018]

There won't be nearly enough of THOSE jobs.

unlese the sports and entertainment universe expands