There are obvious avenues for progress in our society: more income security, less working hours, ideally some degree of population de-concentration. Addionally, relatively poor countries still have a large room for economic improvement, and political and military risks are un un-acceptably large.
On the other hand, your criticism of the “rockets and flying cars” progress ideal looks spot on to me.
Because cities are sitting ducks for nuclear weapons. We don’t know if nuclear winter is real, but in case it were not, nuclear war would be survivable if human population and industry were spread.
It is obviously a critical consideration; beyond that, I would say that the best countries in the world are those with a long history of descentralization and a relatively less hierarchical urban structure: Switzerland, Germany and the United States. It makes life cheaper, allows people to live in bigger houses, the enviorment is better… Urbanization was a necessary evil and a necessary risk. Fortunately, less neccesary now.
I would prefer if progress goes in a way that decreases the chance of nuclear war instead of minimizing its chance.
I like living in a big city. I like being close to other interesting people. I’d prefer it if even more interesting people would live in a short distance.
There are obvious avenues for progress in our society: more income security, less working hours, ideally some degree of population de-concentration. Addionally, relatively poor countries still have a large room for economic improvement, and political and military risks are un un-acceptably large.
On the other hand, your criticism of the “rockets and flying cars” progress ideal looks spot on to me.
Why? I like being in a concentrated city. I like having a lot of interesting people near me.
Because cities are sitting ducks for nuclear weapons. We don’t know if nuclear winter is real, but in case it were not, nuclear war would be survivable if human population and industry were spread.
When it comes to progress I would look for a world where reducing the damage done by nuclear weapons is not the prime consideration.
It is obviously a critical consideration; beyond that, I would say that the best countries in the world are those with a long history of descentralization and a relatively less hierarchical urban structure: Switzerland, Germany and the United States. It makes life cheaper, allows people to live in bigger houses, the enviorment is better… Urbanization was a necessary evil and a necessary risk. Fortunately, less neccesary now.
I would prefer if progress goes in a way that decreases the chance of nuclear war instead of minimizing its chance.
I like living in a big city. I like being close to other interesting people. I’d prefer it if even more interesting people would live in a short distance.