Debunking doomerism: 4 futurists on why we’re actually not f*cked | Kevin Kelly & more

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  @gorgeousguerilla · 2 years ago

  Cool video, but still shows only one perspective of middle-aged, well-established men earning money in service of big business and the government. I would say that the impact of my actions means nothing compared to that made by the top 1% of beneficiaries of the global economic system.

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  @lillianbarker4292 · 2 years ago

  It seems that futurists look at life in a very materialistic way—robots, flight, space.  I think instead we’ll be looking at creating satisfying lives for everyone through better distribution of education, wealth, more justice, safety and peace. We have lagged behind socially for far too long. Time to catch up.

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  @freebornjohn2687 · 2 years ago

  One of things that I find deeply troubling is the loss of the natural world and biodiversity.  Where I live birds and insects that were abundant 75 years ago are extinct now and you have to travel a long way to see them.  Even back in the 70s when you drove your car on a nice summer's day it would be covered in small insects now there are none.    I also fear the loss of open free democratic countries as people in their desperation and frustration to turn to strongmen politics.  These strongmen always fail, close down ideas and debate, and succumb to infighting and corruption.

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  @matthewhoopes4440 · 2 years ago (edited)

  I have been traveling for work for almost 30 yrs in different capacities. While I'm not someone who is pessimistic or conspiratorial,  i can't help notice the increase in drugs ,homelessness,  and decline in mental health. The extreme division in politics and increasing gap between have and have nots. I believe too much is focused on technology and not enough on just the well being of people.

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  @mrdeanvincent · 2 years ago

  These &apos;debunking doomerism&apos; types of videos always feature corporate futurists with extremely narrow perspectives, so they always completely fail to debunk anything noteworthy. We&apos;ve heard all this before. It doesn&apos;t answer the questions. <br><br>Having said that, doom &amp; despair is not a final state. Don&apos;t get stuck there. You can move on to purpose and meaning or whatever works for you.

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  @meandyouagainstthealgorithm · 2 years ago

  Let me give you what is missing. &nbsp;It&apos;s the element that will make everything right. &nbsp;I can give it to you in one word. &nbsp;PARTICIPATION. &nbsp;People don&apos;t want to be nothing more than a variable in the algorithm that must be canceled. &nbsp;At best, many people see their influence diminishing against a background of machines, AI, and multi-billionaires that imagine that it is their job to know everything and direct everyone. &nbsp;People are smart. &nbsp;People want to participate. &nbsp;People want to feel their influence. &nbsp;People want to retire to a life they feel they have made better.

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  @Amazology · 2 years ago

  I don&apos;t think malignant optimism which licks the corporate boot like this is a solution to anything at all.

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  @twilight79010 · 2 years ago

  <b>Four passengers on the Titanic tell us why we&apos;re totally not about to hit an iceberg.</b> <i>Iconic.</i>

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  @djohnspangler · 2 years ago

  The problem with corporate visionaries is that they look to a world where there are more consumers living longer lives and disregarding that even through all of their past technological breakthroughs, we live in a world that is closer to the brink. &nbsp;The balance of nature is antithetical to human conquest.

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  @DrDavidThor · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuAwied4x2Q&amp;t=1000">16:40</a> &quot;more choices in the world&quot; and the stock image is one of those disheartening traffic cloverleafs that remind us how we screwed up and opted for car culture and we&apos;re just going around in circles, and &quot;choices&quot; aren&apos;t real choices, they&apos;re between one grubby thing and another. Choice has become fatigue.

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  @craigmerkey8518 · 2 years ago

  I always enjoy your videos. What I have learned in my 35 + years employed in the same industry is that people and corporations most often have very different values! The pursuit of profits as the primary goal and commoditizing basic needs is at odds with supporting workers/people.

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  @waltermeerschaert · 2 years ago

  Last fall I walked through Cheesman Park in Denver and there were several people, obviously volunteers, all doing one thing, planting trees. Most of these folks will never experience these trees in all their magnificent mature glory. I congratulated and thanked them for their acts of optimism.

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