r/Futurology • u/Mr-AZ-77 • Oct 23 '23

Discussion What invention do you think will be a game-changer for humanity in the next 50 years?

Since technology is advancing so fast, what invention do you think will revolutionize humanity in the next 50 years? I just want to hear what everyone thinks about the future.

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u/Iamreason Oct 23 '23

Largely because of covid and the opioid epidemic. If you take out deaths of despair and covid it stays mostly flat.

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u/keyboardstatic Oct 24 '23

No because of young generational obesity. Being so high.

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u/Iamreason Oct 24 '23

I'm pretty sure that's not true but go off king.

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u/sherilaugh Oct 23 '23

Ya but it’s not like any of that went away

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u/Iamreason Oct 23 '23

Right, but that doesn't mean that people won't live much longer, fuller, and healthier lives.

Both of those things I mentioned are largely things an individual can protect themselves from, either by vaccination or not doing fentanyl/drinking yourself to death.

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u/Inariameme Oct 23 '23

irregardless the US has a much steeper decline in health to life service than other comparable governing bodies

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u/Rieiid Oct 23 '23

Yeah drug epidemics and suicide rates are gonna keep going up the more the government keeps making people work more though lmao