10-15-2021, 04:13 AM
(10-14-2021, 04:53 PM)nguyenivy Wrote:(10-13-2021, 02:37 PM)Eric the Green Wrote:(10-13-2021, 11:33 AM)tg63 Wrote: I equate this feeling to the sense of urgency that a 4T brings - the same drivers that require a response to the crisis of the day are the things that make us unable to relax & slow down at a personal level.
Really what you're asking for is a 21st century version of a Leave it To Beaver lifestyle ... it's coming ...
But not until the late 2030s.
Every time I hear future years anywhere nowadays I end up doing the maths: Late 2030s feels so long from now, especially with all the climate change talk going on. I'll be 52 in 2037, my parents almost 80. An extremely low number of people in my family remember the last 1T. Most who did already passed on over the last 20+ years. I'm an only-child and am not looking forwards to the 2030+ timeframe in my personal life. I have anxiety when thinking of anything beyond the current decade. I'm interested in what technological advancements are coming, given that comp sci is my field.
It's the earliest we can expect a Leave It to Beaver mood and lifestyle. We are in an era like the 1930s and 1940s. We need to pass through the fire first. But it's only in eras like ours that changes can be made. We should be interested now in helping to make the changes and restart progress after our 40-year hiatus and regression. We need action now on climate change, and that means some people need to give up their desire and greed regarding fossil fuels. We need to change our energy system now. But crisis motivates innovation and opportunities, and I'm sure more tech advancement is coming during our era. The biggest challenge now is recovering political will, however, and that means hauling Republicans out of the damn way. It's very touch and go right now whether we'll be doing this.