Ask HN: What will life on Earth be like in 2030?
Just curious, this question has been on my mind a lot lately. Looking at recent world events and the pace of change in my lifetime (23.5 years), I just feel like we haven't seen anything yet. I wonder how we will apply science and technology to solve problems that affect the entire biosphere. I wonder how and when we will terraform another world/moon, when we will find life on an exoplanet, and when we will reach another star.
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I am more concerned with 2038, when the memory on time_t runs out. I plan to be stocking up on baked beans prior to then. :-)
It will be more polluted, and have more unhealthy people.
Terraforming worlds / moons? Not in our lifetime.
Terraforming worlds / moons? Not in our lifetime.
I wonder if that 'garbage-eating' bacteria will help reduce landfill sizes. I'm an optimist but I wonder how will dodge the bullet of a few billion more people wanting to live like Americans. We dont have the resources to sustain that kind of growth without major consequences.