What the world will be like in a hundred years (1922)

Re:What the world will be like in a hundred years (1922) by ajmurmann on Thursday January 06, 2022 @10:59AM (#29825200)

Trading that article, I wonder if you are conflating prediction and desire for something to happen.

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Re:What the world will be like in a hundred years (1922) by easytiger on Thursday January 06, 2022 @11:53AM (#29826025)

Use of the idea that now is an opportunity to be seized I think dictates that it's a desire

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Re:What the world will be like in a hundred years (1922) by ajmurmann on Thursday January 06, 2022 @01:25PM (#29827605)

So, if I predict something catastrophical will happen and I make efforts to prepare for it, I'm part of the problem?

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Re:What the world will be like in a hundred years (1922) by im3w1l on Thursday January 06, 2022 @06:46PM (#29832389)

This is a great question and my answer is possibly. If you prepare so much that you stand to gain from it coming about, then it does create perverse incentives. And it could make you part of the problem.

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Re:What the world will be like in a hundred years (1922) by easytiger on Friday January 07, 2022 @04:21AM (#29836961)

The institutions are stating that exploitation of the status quo to implement X is an opportunity. One that usually comes at the cost of individuals

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