I myself thinks that the current path that mankind is currently
heading into is a path of no return, to put it simply, a path that
leads towards depleting the world resources and ultimately our own
extinction.
We spend too much time working, then earning the so call
money(which some say is the devil's gift), and ultimately we spend
it. This is the way economy works now, where everyone had to
contribute in one way or another by working and also by spending
back the money back to the economy.
But had anyone ever questioned do we really need the stuff that
we're buying? Do you still remember the movies or dvds you're
watched years ago? do you still play playstation one? do you
still use iphone 2G? do you still use windows 95? All these
products is basically the same, what i mean is windows 95 is the
same as windows vista, and iphone 2G is the same as iphone 3GS,
they're just different generations and you just pay a money to
have the 'latest' version which speaking relatively, it's
actually the same. We work, economy moves, shares
rises, property rises and resources get used up faster
and faster. Oil is going to be used up in another 80yrs time(just
one generation) and sadly no reliable alternatives is
available, and shockily, even if there's alternative, our
buildings, infrastructure will not be equipped to tap into
this new source, so we're definitely DEAD within the next 200
years(which is amazing short given the amount of time we've evolved
as human)
I myself feels the correct way is to cut down on technological
advancement, lets face it, we don't need a iphone every year (if
there's no one new model every year, we'll always own the latest
model), we don't need a new movie per month, we don't need new
games every month (we'll forget how to play it years from
now anyway) etc. We should build a world whereby everyone works
maybe 1-2 days a week (if everyone in the world do that, it's
basically the same as working 5 days a week), then we can spend the
rest of our time talking, playing simple games, or just relaxing
instead of participating in the vicious cycle that we're currently
in. The world will be moving slowly if thats the case, but nature
is a slow machine, no point rushing here and there when life itself
tooks it own sweet time. Life must be moving slowly in order to be
appreciated.
But given the way nations and companies of the free world
market is being lay out currently, where 1 major world power
is check by another major world power and companies is being
checked by their competitors. NO ONE can stop this cycle, america
can't be the first to stop moving their economy with the world's
other power still powering their economy on, countries can't be the
first to cut down "significantly" on their natural resource
output without risking falling behind their competitor countries,
no one can stop it now. It is a joke even thinking that countries
will work together for the sake of mankind, cause lets face it,
they'll need to earn points for their own political reasons back on
their own country, no point worrying stuff which is generation
ahead when their own office term is til the next election
which is only 4-5 years to go. They would only want the market
to move and economy to prosper so they can remain in office.
So lets face it, we're definitely DEAD, so don't bother having
kids cause i can almost assure you they'll experience a world war
that makes WW2 seems like a kids game in their lifetime, good news
is, you and I are safe, since we'll not be alive when that
happens.
