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Life In The Future
A Mostly Serious Summary of New Developments,
Inventions, and Future Problems
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Most of my comments pertain to Canada and the United States. But the majority of visitors to this site are not from North America. If you are one of those, please adjust my opinions so they become constructive advice for your own unique situation. |
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New Developments
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Current EXTREME thinking in the corporate board rooms
Executive decisions are damaging people, making them
deformed, neurotic, and sickly. I'm not suggesting executives are mean and evil. I'm suggesting that they
A list of problematic industries:
At this point, I'm not using references because most of the above is already
common knowledge, I'm simply making a neat summary to help people see and appreciate the big picture. If you have doubts about any item, a simple google can confirm what is stated. |
Give The Extreme Rich Freebees. Keep Them Happy ! |
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Some people believe old age pensions must be paid out to everyone, even billionaires. Give them tax breaks ! Do anything to keep them happy ! Yet, there is little for the poor. The poor lack value, they are low on the pecking order so there is a sick tendency to ignore them. Assuming they are worthless is a brutal attitude. |
Executives are programmed to be loyal to the corporation, so profits come before people. The rich executives tend to feel it is okay to victimize those at the bottom, it's just part of the job, it's the way things are. They maintain a brutal tunnel vision that ignores what is really happening. Many have a simple minded blame the victim mentality. |
Some poor people starve, homeless people freeze, sick people fail to realize that sickening things make them sick. Their minds are numb, so they can't help themselves. The whole system exploits the average citizen who tends to become deformed, neurotic, and sickly. Everybody needs to have a fair chance at life, and to have hope. |
A Low Cost Car and The $1.00 Doctor: |
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By about 2020 a new company from India will be opening dollar stores all over the world to sell their products. They will be a huge success, selling a lot of big things for little prices. It is both an exciting and a disturbing fact that savings can be enormous when, instead of millions, billions of products are produced and sold.
At these stores, they will sell a car that is customized to the customer's unique needs. [Lets face it, they will not only be away ahead in pricing, they will be tops in marketing strategies.] So you will buy your car piece by piece. What's the point of buying a top if you don't need one? Why buy sides to your car if you want a good view? If you always drive alone, what's the point of buying four seats? The solution is to buy only what you need: pay a dollar for each wheel, a dollar for the engine, a dollar for the floor, a dollar for a seat, and away you go. When it looks like rain, run back and buy a roof.
When winter comes you can buy the sides and top; or fold up what you have and store it. Reliability won't be a problem because when something breaks down, just buy a new one. When you get tired of the color or style, replace it. While it may feel like you are always dishing out money, by the time you're done, you might only pay $12.00 for the entire car, so let's not complain. The one minute online doctor: Some people need instant answers. So they can skip the cost and time involved in going to a doctor and access one online. Otherwise, if they are out shopping, stop in the doctor's corner of the dollar store. Here they will have a video camera with access to a doctor. When it's your turn, state your problem in 30 seconds, then the Doctor will give advice, write a prescription, or make a referral in just 30 seconds. If you think positive about this experience, you will have a positive thought, and that will make it all worthwhile. After one minute you will be good to go. Yes, this is just one of the many miracles that we have come to expect as the future unravels before our eyes. |
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Surfing From Space:
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No doubt these advances will give rise to new extreme sports and new stunts for daredevils to try. By 2015 a daredevil (or a celebrity that wants to give her career a boost) will attempt to ride a surfboard from space, through the atmosphere, and then fly past a beach in California before landing on the ocean and then surfing back to the beach. The surfboard will be made extra large, so the top can be climate controlled when it is high, and so as it comes in for a landing, it can actually glide through the air.
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At the start of the flight, she will have to wear a space outfit and be strapped onto the surfboard which will act as a shield. But as she gets lower in altitude and the air becomes warmer, she can start removing her gear. The world's media will watch and report on every move as she throws each piece away, and watch as the pieces quickly burn up. As she gets lower and glides the surfboard over to the beach, she will get rid of the rest. So she will be wearing a bikini as she glides in and lands on the ocean and then surfs into the beach. The only foreseeable problem with this spectacular stunt is that a day will have to be found in which there isn't too much garbage in the ocean. Also, it will be necessary to keep an eye on the Gobs of Oil forecast. |
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Inventions
Flying Cars Everywhere:
We now trust a car to park by itself and cars can drive themselves, so within a decade, many will trust their new car to fly, and to automatically take them to their selected destination.Due to the high cost of building and maintaining roads, and to high traffic volume, there will finally be a movement to the use of flying cars. In the past, they did build flying vehicles but the driver needed to be highly skilled and have a pilot's licence, so it never took off. Soon, technology will do the flying and landing for you.
"Finally, Superman Vision."
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See through objects, monitoring from personal drones, and buying a big lead box |
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It seems like we have security cameras everywhere. Soon many places will make things simple by using only one terahertz camera, because it will be able to see absolutely everywhere. An entire condominium complex can be easily monitored for everything, keeping it completely safe and in good order. By using a terahertz camera, they could easily check for leaky pipes, a dirty toilet, or bed bugs. They will know if there is a sick dog in the place, or an unregistered guest, or if you have taken one drink too many. |
The terahertz camera will allow you to check out your health, or the health of the person sitting in front of you by holding up your phone to do a text message. What does their heart look like today? A camera can recognize a smile, so by using this type of technology, your smart phone will recognize the health of a heart and give it a rating from 1 to 10, then note how many years it has left. Your watch will be connected to your smart phone which is kept in your pocket. During a meeting or while on a bus, you will no longer be embarrassed by the sound of a flock of turkeys which doesn't stop until you find your phone. Problem solved! Your watch will vibrate, your eyes will glance. In a second you will know who's calling, and push a button to give a programmed reply. Your watch is always in front of you, showing an email, your spouse at work, or your child on the way home (as seen from a drone camera). |
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Using Nanobots to produce factories of the future: It will soon become practical and affordable to print intricate nano-scale structures for use in microscopic machinery and medical applications. For medical purposes 3D scaffolds will give cells a structure to stick to, so custom-made living tissues can be constructed from cells. Researchers at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) in an article by Tom Espiner, ZDNet UK, 13 March, 2012 17:21 Mini microscopes see inside brains of mice: |
 A Nano Church (It is 1/1000 the width of a human hair.). Photograph by Vienna University of Technology.
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The Robotic Surgical Photocopy Machine: |
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By 2020 they will cut down on both healthcare costs and human errors by creating robotic surgeons. The robotic surgeon will work on demand, using perfect information, do a perfect job, and have a perfect record. Operations will cost far less because they will no longer need tests, labs, or an actual surgeon. Plus, operations will be faster because the robotic surgeon will work with eight hands instead of two. It will be quick; it will be amazing. Using a computer chip instead of x-rays, ultrasound, etc.:
First they will implant a computer microchip into every major part of everybody's body. The chips will contain all the details needed to care for that part of the body: details that will be continually updated by the body. (All cells have a natural tendency to want to live so they will be easily trained to adopt an update-the-chip mentality.) No tests will be required. The chip will always contain perfect information which ensures a perfect operation. Once the microchips are implanted you will be good-to-go. How the operation works: |
First, scan the appropriate computer chip. There is nothing complicated about this, you will scan it in the same way you scan groceries at the grocery store. If you selected the wrong chip, not a problem. Just plug more money into the machine, and no doubt you will have better luck with your second operation. After the scan, the robot does everything automatically. When you get it right, the success rate will be 100%. Buying an operation from a multi-purpose photocopier: So after your photocopying is complete, select liver transplant, plug in your money (make sure you pay for it all, so it doesn't stop when it's half done), scan the right chip, jump up onto the photocopy machine, and lay flat exactly 1/4" from the edge. Don't wiggle ! There is absolutely no chance of human error, so you won't be shaking, you will be completely relaxed. The multi-purpose photocopier will command the eight arms of the surgeon to cut, yank, and paste. That's all there is to it. It'll be quick. You'll be amazed. It will be done to perfection. The beauty of it all is the robotic surgeon will be built without ears, so it won't get distracted or make errors when you scream in pain or cry out for help. |
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Also, genetic engineering will allow us to mix plants and animals. So, should we allow a female researcher to cross a man with a tree? She would then have something much more stable and dependable, and he wouldn't run around as much. But who would want to be a tree?
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Permanent People Over the next 20 to 50 years, it will become harder to tell the difference between the human and the machine. All body parts will be replaceable. A 3D printer will use stem cells to print out anything, including human organs. Also, a computer will function like the human brain with the ability to recognize feelings and respond in a feeling way. They will then produce fake people. |
We will then be able to create a machine duplicate of ourselves so we will appear to be alive long after we are dead. Maybe a few decades later, a way will be found to transfer our spirit (including our memories and thoughts) to the new body. Then we can choose to live for as long as we want. It might be expensive. Maybe it will cost you an arm and a leg. |
A 3D printer can reproduce living tissue, so this can respond to the need of organs, and soon it will print people. Maybe someone will decide to make a clone of the reader (yes, that's you). A stranger could create a 3D facial impression from a photograph and get the rest from a DNA sample, then create a clone. It would be expensive, so the first subjects will be important people. Maybe the Republicans will wake up to the need for change, then use 3D printing to clone Obama, then they will win the 2016 Presidential election? |
Duplicated People (maybe by 2070) |
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So once you have a new body and a spirit transfer, the sky is the limit. You will just have to press control "D" to get another duplicate, unless you have placed yourself on a clipboard; then press control "V". If you want 500, select 500. Naturally, when duplicates are running around all over the place, there will be a food problem. Modifications will have to be made with how you eat. Your duplicates will have to combine vitamins with something we have in abundance. The most practical choice would be garbage. Your modified duplicate will be designed to eat garbage like a goat. But don't worry, your taste buds and sense of smell will be modified so you will really enjoy it. You will want to eat lots of garbage. |
When it becomes possible to do a spirit transfer, they will figure out how to do them with a push of a button. So you will be able to reside within whichever duplicate you want, whenever you want and as long as you want. Skip the duplicate that is in the middle of doing a jigsaw puzzle and choose one that is just completing one. After enjoying putting in the last few pieces, switch to another duplicate that is eating garbage, then to the one that is playing in a raging rock concert, then to the one that is scoring the winning goal. You will be so busy enjoying so many things that it could drive you crazy. When it is predicted that things will be better in the future, it doesn't necessarily mean that things will be easier. |
Future Problems
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The bad news: The good news: There are many myths about global warming, so people are polarized. The answers on the Internet are hidden in a hodgepodge of poorly done and confusing web sites. If you have heard one of the many myths in the media about global warming, try skeptical science, an easy to understand website. All the main myths are explained in a way that is easy to understand. |
The record low used to be 29%
of the Arctic ocean covered with ice in 2007. But in 2012, the record became 23%. Feb. 14, 2013 update: Arctic sea ice volume has |
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An Epidemic of Obesity:
It isn't fair to blame 2 out of 3 people for having a lack of will power. It makes more sense to take a realistic look at what the food industry is doing to us. Target the food industry, not the victims. Research has shown that anything with fat, salt, and sugar can be addicting. (a May 26/2010 story by Angela Mulholland, CTV.ca News Staff). |
The food industry uses a variety of strategies to get us to buy food that makes us fat. They know that competition is stiff, so it is hard to increase market share by 5%. It is much more effective if they increase profits by 100% on a customer by making them fat, so this has to be part of their strategy. (My assumption here is that an overweight person spends twice as much on food as someone who is slim.) Being overweight has had a staggering impact on our lifestyle; and it effects our health. How can any nation claim to be strong when it is full of round and wobbly people? |
From Couch Potatoes to Blobs: |
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After television became popular we soon had the couch potato. Since then, things have become worse due to irresistible packaged food, fast food, and junk food. Our preferred activity has become sitting: sitting in front of the TV or computer. Even children prefer to sit rather than to play. So obesity and its complications have become a major problem, and some of us will become not much more than a blob. There is currently a battle going on which will determine the future shape of the human race. |
The food industry (that wants people to be fat) is up against the fashion industry (that wants people to be skinny) and the porn industry (that wants people to be lumpy). At this time, it is easy to see that the food industry is going to be the clear winner. If you sense that for you it could get worse, you might have a hard battle to change your lifestyle, to change your eating and shopping habits. Avoid reaching the point where you need to go to the hospital, and the only way to get there is to use a forklift to hoist you and your bed onto a flatbed truck. [this happened in Kansas in Oct. '09] Obviously, there are better ways to enjoy life. |
Many people fail to realize that the human body not only needs food, but it needs movement. More and more scientific studies are proving that regular movement (EG. exercise (which can be free and enjoyable) ) can be as beneficial as some drugs (which can be expensive, with negative side effects). If you are one of the many who avoid exercise, why not turn on some music and have some fun? It can be painless. Also, try choosing the kind of movement you enjoy, then make use of a program (or an activity computer game) that helps you get fit. |
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The Need To Improve Packaged And Fast Food: |
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Salt is only a small part of the problem. The food industry also needs to change their use of processed sugars, hormones, antibiotics, and other chemicals. All of this has an impact on our healthcare costs. Most customers don't have the time and energy needed to worry about addictive and damaging chemicals. It takes time to make sense of the poor labeling. The food industry lacks concern because their main goal is to make profits. We need a referee to step in, to evaluate and regulate, so we don't suffer the consequences of their chemical tricks. Right now, losing weight requires a radical change in shopping and eating habits, and in lifestyle. But most people are either overweight or obese, so the food industry is winning the battle. The majority of people lose out in quality of life, and eventually it costs us all money. |
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Most people form their opinions from information that they get mainly from the media. But what the media feeds us is flawed. So our opinions, are also flawed.
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I have heard many complaints about radio talk shows, at home and in the United States. They work hard at producing propaganda. In early April 2013 one Calgary talk program claimed that the impact of Alberta's oil sands on the environment is miniscule, and then added that "IT IS ONLY MINISCULE." But Google maps tells the truth (try it and enter Fort McMurray, AB and look just north of that city). The radio lies seem believable, but the truth is seconds away. Our world needs more stability and less stupidity. Canada's free press reports very little on certain topics for a variety of reasons. The general population is left under informed about many important issues. This link will take you to a list of 25 Canadian topics which were underreported by the media. It has been created by the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University. They note that these issues are "critical to our health, safety, and democracy." In their introduction they suggest "that we must rethink the role and structure of the large news organizations in Canada." No doubt, other countries have similar problems. |
Topics that were under reported in Canada
(for the year ending August 2011) The Environment:
Other:
As you learn about today's world, there is a need to mix traditional media with new sources. The Charlie Rose show is hard to beat. His website allows you to search video interviews that he conducts with leading politicians, educators, writers, entertainers, etc. He will convince you that the United States is once again on the move. It will influence the world again, but this time the influence will be more rational, sane, and considerate. |
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Dealing With Toxins
Which Now Surround Us: In our modern world, we are surrounded by chemicals. In recent years, science has been learning how to measure the toxins and how they affect our health. So we can now deal with prevention, learn which chemicals are really bad and then avoid them. This website can be helpful: Guide to Less Toxic Products.
Becoming Deformed:
Above, we found how the marketing and production of the food industry has had a negative impact on the health and shape of 2/3 of the population. But many people assume nothing has changed, so they and their children live a second rate, unhealthy lifestyle, and it is passed down through generations. Large food corporations benefit. But as they live their unhealthy lifestyle, Big Pharma also benefits. The changes have been gradual so nobody notices, and they prefer denial.
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Becoming Neurotic & Sickly:
In 2009 we almost saw the collapse of the poorly regulated financial industry. This had a major impact on our economy and a long term impact on many people. While some corporations got billion dollar bailouts, their key decision makers got million dollar bonuses, and the average taxpayer got the bill. Although many have suffered, the regulations haven't changed. It can happen again.
It is disturbing to note that Monsanto is creating genetically modified food which is resistant to their herbicides. So when most farmers use their seeds, most also have to use their herbicides (which of course add to Monsanto's profits). This means more herbicides, and more sickly people in need of pills. The average American already fills 12 prescriptions a year. The pharmaceutical companies have been working hard at getting governments, doctors, and patients to believe that drugs are the only answer. (Do a few googles to verify that the average person really is losing to both the chemical companies and Big Pharma. |
It is unfortunate that many drugs can lead to the need for more drugs. Then we need drugs to treat the side effects. Drugs (and herbicides, food additives, hormones, antibiotics, fat, salt, and sugar) are all working to leave people neurotic and sickly, and in need of more drugs. This makes the drug and chemical companies very happy. They have their eye on this year's profits. That is the nature of a profit driven company. We need nationally enforced standards. When corporations claim that regulations are a problem (or that big government is the problem), we need to recognize their motivation. Common sense tells us that our system needs a trusted referee and regulations to look after the needs of the average person. History has shown many times in many areas, that when powerful corporations are free to do as they want, a lot of damage is done. Corporations have gotten a lot bigger and more powerful, so their negative impact is growing. They strive for profits, and ignore the damage done to people. When the victims look deformed, neurotic, and sickly it is hard for CEO's to see them as important human beings. |
Violence, Drones, Shoe Throwing, and Printing 3D guns: |
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Maybe a rational approach can work? The real threats are from massive numbers of armed flying drones (which can't be shot down and which are too big for a fly swatter), from a cyberattack, from economic control, and from large Corporations who value billion dollar profits over people who are easily victimized. How can America claim to be strong when a large part of their population is being victimized, operating at 50%. This is also serious because millions of children are being victimized as well; and it will eventually impact their children. American faces a wide variety of major threats. |
We are entering an era when there are many diverse threats to countries and citizens. We can work to control neuclear bombs, but flying drones and attack robots are also a threat. So it is becoming far more important for us to achieve world peace, and to help every individual learn to cope with life, and to enjoy life. Why not play soccer instead of killing each other? Some countries are full of angry people and extremists. They are so angry that it is painful for them to look at the other side of issues. First, they need a mediator to determine the best solutions. Then they need to force themselves to look at the other side of issues, to understand, to realize that both sides need things to be fair, and to become less angry. The greatest challenge in this is for everyone involved to recognize they have an anger problem, then overcome the anger, suppress their anger, and deal with the bad feelings from past events. Then they will be more able to understand the benefits of peace, and then accept an agreement, so they can enjoy the wide ranging benefits of a win win situation. They must choose to work on their emotions, so they don't become a problem for their families, and the world. My belief is that shoe throwing has a lot of unexplored potential. Throwing shoes at politicians is an effective way of getting a point across. Some politicians are slow learners, and will probably stay that way unless a lot more shoes are thrown at them. That is the only kind of violence that makes sense to me. |
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Dealing With Future Wars: Both sides need to develop a mindset of compromise. Although both sides will find giving in to be an irritating, disturbing process, they need to face reality, and then get serious about dealing with their emotions. It is their extreme emotions that are the problem. Things need to be fair for both sides. After that, instead of continuing to suffer with the painful damage that comes with a lose lose situation, they can enjoy the wide ranging benefits of a win win situation. |
It is tragic that the world has so many extremists of all types. Some extremists create their own set of beliefs. Even though those beliefs are based on flawed information, are irrational, emotional, and potentially destructive, many times, history has shown that millions of people are willing to ignore common sense and share their emotions. When they all feel the same, they sense they must be right; so they follow their leaders like sheep. They don't care how the real world works or what the facts are because deep in their heart they know they have the answer. |
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Bringing Sanity to the World: |
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By 2020, it will be widely accepted that quality schools, pre-schools, and daycares have an extremely important role to play in the future of our world. We need to recognize that some parents are psychotic, some have been damaged by drugs, some were damaged by war, and some are simply totally incompetent. It isn't that they make bad choices; they were raised with abuse, so the parenting that comes natural to them is abusive. (I continue to be amazed at how self centered some people are. They fail to realize that others don't behave similar to how they behave. The human race is extremely diverse.) So daycare workers will be given the added role (after a little additional training) of monitoring and influencing parents, to prevent abuse and neglect. They are in the best position to ensure that children in ALL families are emotionally healthy, so they don't grow up to become another Hitler, a fanatical leader, a mass murderer, an abuser, a bully, an addict, or a mental patient. We need to keep in mind that changing the bad behavior of a child is far easier and far less costly than attempting to change the behavior of a damaged adult. Damaged adults cause problems wherever they go, require increased policing, jails, judicial system use, mental hospitals, treatment programs, etc. All of this costs "Big Bucks" and gets limited results. |
George W. Bush should have spent time in a quality daycare. That is where he could have learned how to respect other children, especially those who are younger, weaker, and not as well developed. When George was 4 years old, he could have learned how to respond to a 3 year old who whacks him over the head from behind, then runs and hides. A quality daycare could have taught him how to use common sense, and how to be a good person. While they were at it, they could have also taught George how to not leave behind a big mess. After all that happened, I have to give George W. credit for writing a book, so we now know he did a few things right while he was President. But why was he eager to attack the wrong country? Why didn't he wait to see if the UN inspectors would find weapons of mass destruction? It was taking a lot of time to find them because they didn't exist. George W. relied on guess work and shaky intelligence, and then attacked. Why did he start an unnecessary war that the United States couldn't afford? Also, it isn't surprising that Amnesty International would like to investigate him for war crimes under international law. It isn't fair to condemn the United States. They did elect a new leader 4 years ago and have put some sanity into their foreign policy. The United States withdrew their soldiers from Iraq, so Iraq must now work hard to maintain stability in their own country. Soon Afghanistan will face the same challenges. |
Choosing Our Future Life
Everyone heads through life in their own way. You will notice that
the inline skater is sailing along in a different world.He uses his inline skates the way
you can use your computer.The computer allows us to work fast and efficient, at the same speed as the guy on inline skates. The synergy between the technical and the human has resulted in a process which is gradually putting us all in a different world.
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People can now choose information from a wide variety of sources. So we have the power to choose what we feed our minds; so we can build our own reality. We can choose to live a healthier life, to enjoy life more; or we can choose things that cause damage. So as today's world quickly changes, we need to make reasonable choices about what kind of life we want to live. Keep in mind that if we don't decide, it will be decided for us. We will find ourselves doing things we don't really enjoy, things that harm our health, things that shorten our lives, or things with unexpected future consequences. |
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In your journey through life, how do you What kind of road do you want |
What is the impact of today's technological changes?
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When the printing press was invented, So Europe emerged from the dark ages with the help of the invention of the printing press, The printing press allowed for the printing of Bibles in many different languages, so soon there was the Protestant Reformation, then the Renaissance and the rise of the nation state. These changes were gradual, taking decades. They had a huge impact on Europe, and the impact spread. |
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Our civilization is now changing at lightning speed,
so hang on. We are currently experiencing two major technological changes: (1) Everything is in your pocket ! Rough videos can be made: news, sports and entertainment reports can target the people you know, to entertain and inform. We have all seen a million reports, so making our own report will come natural. Some will discover that creating reports are quick and easy. If they are full of flaws, all the better. Family and friends will find the videos entertaining and informative; and they will be personalized, creating a stronger sense of community. This will change the lifestyle of millions.
(2) Almost everybody on the planet can publish. |
 An example of old technology.
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Better Ways To Enjoy the Future
Examples of Fun Activities
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Taking a journey
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A variety of folk dances. |
Ice skating. |
 This guy tries to hang his bike on the lift cable. |
Bikers follow a path |
 . These rafts are engaged in war. |
 A group riding an inner tube. |
Running into each other. |
To comments and photos of these activities (includes links to videos). How do you think
they compare to taking drugs, or the excessive use of video games and television?
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The "To Heaven And Back Trilogy:" View one of these quirky videos and you can enjoy
some light humor while meeting the author. He plays an eccentric old man. |
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Notes: The factual content came from a variety of television
and print sources; some of it from the Canadian magazine
Maclean's: Aug. 21, 2000 and Aug. 20, 2001 issues, from articles
on the future written mostly by Chris Wood. More recently, in addition
to a variety of print sources, I have drawn from Canadian television,
CNN, BBC, RT, and PBS (including Charlie Rose).
There are a lot of experts who know far more than myself, so
ideally they should be the ones running this website. Unfortunately,
they are aware that probable flaws like misconceptions, biases, and
misunderstandings will be delivered by a simple presentation that
simplifies a variety of problems. Complex problems have complex
solutions. If an expert attempted a file like this, their colleagues
would probably look upon them as a fool.
However, in our complex and busy world, my impression is that a
file like this has practical value. It can help the reader gain awareness,
knowledge, and insights, and aid in assembling opinions. So when I chose
to begin this project, it was because it needed to be done, and I had the time;
it was not because I'm packed with knowledge, insight, and education. [Here
is my unique, personal background.] My suspicion was that after
extensive mulling and many rewrites, then things which made sense
would emerge. So, please don't take anything here as the plain
truth or a final solution to complex problems; but
rather work with it, and turn it into
something constructive.
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