How near a collapse of the world's infrastructure are we?

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Steve Zodiac
We have a global community, which may insulate mankind from the effects of total eradication. We have so many threats... The disparity of gain between individuals and nations, Climate Change caused by man, differences in political and religious ideologies, "strong men," and an Economic framework which puts countries in debt for trillions they will never be able to repay. Growing populations, lack of resources and available food, etc.

What will break first and how near to breaking point are we?

I have avoided natural disasters, pandemic and global conflict... These could occur at any time.

riv6672
All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy.

Sacred Fire
Originally posted by riv6672
All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy.

Okay, Joker. haermm

Steve Zodiac
Stephen Hawking communicates through his computer voice we need to be off the planet in 100 years. Jarad Diamond believes the collapse is fifty years away. Many Economists believe the monetary system is at breaking point already.

Surtur
Well we won't be off planet in 100 years, so I guess we're f*cked.

PaleMysts
The global economy continues to decline more and more. Automation is replacing human jobs. I think a guaranteed basic income is the only answer otherwise there is going to be mass civil unrest

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jaden101
Desertification will be a problem likely in the next 50-100 years. Huge swathes of India, China, Southern Europe will become increasingly uninhabitable barring huge technological and infrastructure investment. Fresh water and farmland will become massively strained. Populations will move north and Russia will have a huge population boom as central and eastern siberia become more inhabited where as China, India and Africa populations will crash.

Steve Zodiac
Originally posted by jaden101
Desertification will be a problem likely in the next 50-100 years. Huge swathes of India, China, Southern Europe will become increasingly uninhabitable barring huge technological and infrastructure investment. Fresh water and farmland will become massively strained. Populations will move north and Russia will have a huge population boom as central and eastern siberia become more inhabited where as China, India and Africa populations will crash.

Do you think the new cheap desalination technique using graphene with reduce the impact Jaden?

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