Monday 18 April 2016

Changes in 15 years, 2030

Peace and stability- Middle East
2) Technological advancements.
3) Manned space shuttles to Mars.
4) Robots

1) Fifteen years ago, it seemed like this year would be the peak of human civilization.movies? Fifteen years on, 2030 is not far away. I would like to envision 2030 in a great way; flying cars, robots and so on. I have to get back to reality though, as those will certainly not exist. Although 2030 should be a landmark year, I would still like to see it pan out differently.

2) The most important thing that I would like to see in 2030 is an even more technologically-advanced human society. Yes, we might admit that in 2015, we humans can do anything; from going to the bottom of the Mariana Trench or stepping foot on the Moon. But there are several things that still remain beyond our control.

3) A great example is cancer. A disease that has existed for as long as humans itself, we have yet to find a cure for it. Research for cancer has been progressing over the years but cancer continues to kill hundreds of people daily. Perhaps by 2030, the technology to cure cancer will exist, but another question shall arise; will everyone be able to afford it? The price of treatment will skyrocket and as usual, the poor won't be able to afford it. Even if there is a cure, the majority of the population can't be treated. So why should there be a cure in the first place? The people of 2030 need to make sure that the treatment is affordable and suits the poor's budget. Even before treating cancer, perhaps we should also strive to provide medical access to all in the first place. The need to convince the affluent population of the world that communicable diseases do indeed kill and mankind has managed to eradicate many potentially fatal diseases like small pox and poliomyelitis via immunization. Maybe, they are barking the wrong tree when they insist that autism is medically induced.


4) The world needs a lot of peace and stability and that's what I would like to see fifteen years from now. Terrorism and extremism has become a major problem for many nations as the divide between moderation and extremism continues to grow. Let's ask ourselves; does religion really allow all this? No, right? Then why does terrorism remain to exist? It's because of the racial inequality that exists in this world. All religions and races must be tolerant of each other's views. I would like to see the Middle East to be a peaceful region. The wars in the world's most unsafe region should cease as there should be no reason to fight. Sure, the Middle East is rich with oil, but since oil reserves are expected to run out by then, there should be no reason for them to engage in their unending wars. Besides, haven't the current generation been taught about maintaining world peace? It is high time that we actually put a full stop to the wars and fights occurring all over the world, and use the energy instead to modernize the current human civilization. Our time on Earth as a species is finite. At look of things, it appears to me that we are heading straight to self annihilation.

5) I would like to see humans conquer space. Manned missions to Mars are planned for 2030, and I hope it happens. In the likely event where Earth is destroyed due to an apocalyptic catastrophe, we need a new home to continue the human race. Mars seems like a candidate, but we need a permanent base. The technology that we have seen in science-fiction films will become a reality as we will set up our first space colony. Perhaps we might be making homes all over the Galaxy, but that seems like a far-fetched idea for now.

6) I would also like to see the introduction of actual artificially-intelligent (AI) robots into our daily life. The line between reality and science fiction has been thinning over the couple of years, and with robots, science fiction might not even exist anymore. Robots will definitely be a boon for us as we do not need to depend on manual labour to get tedious things done. They can do it all for us. Our lives are made simpler and human civilization will make the next step in advancement. We shouldn't worry about AI taking over the world as it is bound to never happen. Instead, AI will take our comfort zone to the next level.


7) To sum things up, what lies ahead in 2030 is an exciting prospect. I would definitely like to see my hopes and wishes come true as it would make the world a better place to live in. These could only be my hopes and wishes and there is a chance that it won't be taken seriously. But shouldn't everyone be allowed to decide how their future world should be? How nice would December 31, 2030 be if what I wish really happened.

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