state of the world in 100 years

[phuckphace]

Although none of us will be around to witness what 2114 will be like, there are several possibilities which are interesting to think about. the question is, which scenario do you guys think will be most likely for the year 2114, one hundred years from now?

Bear in mind that I'm not asking which one sounds better, only which is the most likely to happen in your opinion.

Utopian - most or all of our current problems will have been solved by then, via political and technological progress. resources will be more plentiful and allocated more equally. flying cars and shit. permanent colonies established in space (Mars, the Moon, etc.)

Dystopian - all of our current problems will have grown much bigger, leading to increased chaos and upheaval. resources will be scarcer and widespread starvation more common. Megacorporations have significant political influence and most governments are surveillance states. numerous conflicts and wars.

Post-Apocalyptic/Dystopian - Civilization as we know it will have come to an end, leaving behind a very small and scattered population that lives in miserable dystopian conditions.

Post-Apocalyptic/Utopian - Civilization as we know it will have come to an end, leaving behind a very small population that has nevertheless regrouped to form stable communities with high standards of living and cooperation.

Extinction - Humans have been rendered extinct via some apocalyptic event like an asteroid impact or pandemic.

[Miserabilia]

For me I think a postapocalyptic utopian;
not in the extreme, but look at it this way;
our society is folowing the same pattern as others in the past.
It's growing and growing and eating away on the earth and other smaller societies untill there comes a point where it all collapses, and a new society starts.

[JamesSuperBoy]

I think 100 years not long enough maybe 300 years.

Its life Jim but not as we know it

[KieranRules]

I think some problems will ramain but we will have an outer-space relation of some kind... If all depends on what our generation does with this planet; I only hope we do what is right for the best outcomes of our species and other Earth inhabitance. Therefore, I decided not to vote.

[Blood]

Why isn't "fucked" an option?


I really don't know which one is most likely to happen. What if it just continued as it is?

[Gamma Male]

I honestly have no idea. All five options sound totally plausible. I went with utopian though.

Although none of us will be around to witness what 2114 will be like

I wouldn't be too sure about that. At the rate medical technology is increasing, who's to say the human lifespan won't be in the hundreds of years come 2114?

Utopian - Star Trek
Dystopian - 1984
Dystopian Apocalyptic - Fallout 3
Utopian Apocalyptic - ???

[Camazotz]

None of the above. It'll be like it is today, maybe more dystopian, but I don't think it'll be a dystopia.

[ImCoolBeans]

None of the above. It'll be like it is today, maybe more dystopian, but I don't think it'll be a dystopia.

I agree.

In the 60's they thought there would be flying cars on the streets today, that was half of a century ago, and we're still in a pretty similar setting.

[Miserabilia]

I agree.

In the 60's they thought there would be flying cars on the streets today, that was half of a century ago, and we're still in a pretty similar setting.

But you can't deny that mechanical/technological development is increasing faster all the time.
The rate of technonlogy development increases, as technology itself allows for better inventions and the spreading of knowledge;
think of how long we've been around here,
now think of how relevatively short we've had societies;
now think of the tiny fraction of that in which we've had non human or animal controlled mechanisms;
and we've only had computers for less than a lifetime.

[ImCoolBeans]

But you can't deny that mechanical/technological development is increasing faster all the time.
The rate of technonlogy development increases, as technology itself allows for better inventions and the spreading of knowledge;
think of how long we've been around here,
now think of how relevatively short we've had societies;
now think of the tiny fraction of that in which we've had non human or animal controlled mechanisms;
and we've only had computers for less than a lifetime.

No, I can't deny that, and I didn't deny it :P
I just don't think that we'll be living in a Star Wars-like world in 100 years. Go back even further, to the end of WWII, we're still living in a similar setting, and that was a quarter of a century ago. We still have a lot of the same social issues too.

Yes, the technology boom did come after the 40's, and after the 60's, but the setting we're in is still very similar.

[Forsakenbymyself]

The planet and societies will have severely been altered by the climate change.

[Professor Moopicorn]

I'd say the planet would be well and truly ruined unless we find some form of renewable energy that the big power plant dudes are happy to work with. If we keep going the way we are now, I reckon the world would be almost uninhabitable. Not to mention the severe over population of the world. We would have too start moving people to the moon or mars or something like that, which is pretty crazy. Now I'm no expert, so don't judge me if my opinion is a bit unrealistic, but if we don't change our ways dramatically, and quite soon, we could be in trouble.

[Southside]

I don't think much will change from how the world is today, except of course the climate..A lot

Some issues to worry about going forward:

Climate
Food Security/Cost
Resources
Overpopulation
Newer, Stronger diseases

[Hudor]

The rate at which we are devouring our resources, I don't think it is going to be in a good state. Shortage, price hikes, hoarding, fights, wars, World War III and boom we'll be back to square one or pretty much beyond- a wasted planet. However that doesn't mean humanity is going to be extinct. Far from it, some of us would probably be sitting on another planet, leaching out its life until we have quenched our thirst for more and that can never happen.

[Typhlosion]

I guess the same ideas of human extinction/dystopia were shared ~100 years agor with WWI and WWII. Needless to say, humans are here and have progressed significantly. Why be so pessimistic? Or, in case of utopia, why be so optimistic?

The media is a strong platform for social movement -> change. In the last few years we have been seeing its positive and negative effects. Unless some extremist stricts internet usage, I see a path of social reform.

Good or bad I don't know. Not all movements are good - example is yesteryear's problems in Brazil where uninformed citizens protested against the legality of providing help to 'cure' homosexuality. And obviously, neither all are bad.

[Miserabilia]

No, I can't deny that, and I didn't deny it :P
I just don't think that we'll be living in a Star Wars-like world in 100 years. Go back even further, to the end of WWII, we're still living in a similar setting, and that was a quarter of a century ago. We still have a lot of the same social issues too.

Yes, the technology boom did come after the 40's, and after the 60's, but the setting we're in is still very similar.

I aggree that basicly our major setting is the same, as in no giant revolutions in human tools like the industrial revolution.
I don't think we'll all be flying our cars soon ,too.
I do think that there will be a point in +/- 500 years from now our society might come to and end.

[ImCoolBeans]

I aggree that basicly our major setting is the same, as in no giant revolutions in human tools like the industrial revolution.
I don't think we'll all be flying our cars soon ,too.
I do think that there will be a point in +/- 500 years from now our society might come to and end.

I think that's very possible too. It could be a lot sooner than 500 years, or there could be a cultural revolution and it could go on for another 10,000. Who knows.

[phuckphace]

I wouldn't be too sure about that. At the rate medical technology is increasing, who's to say the human lifespan won't be in the hundreds of years come 2114?

I suspect that the human lifespan is set by a hard biological limit that we won't be able to alter without significantly altering our biology itself. so even if this were realistically possible, one must also contemplate if it's really desirable. I think not, but then again I'm not a starry-eyed futurist Trekkie soooo....

[Gamma Male]

I think not, but then again I'm not a starry-eyed futurist Trekkie soooo....

Pfffftttttt, that's your loss. :rolleyes:

[sqishy]

Dystopian

[TheBigUnit]

Why isn't "fucked" an option?


I really don't know which one is most likely to happen. What if it just continued as it is?

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