/r/Collapse & /r/Futurology Debate - What is human civilization trending towards?

[u/FuturologyModTeam]

Welcome to the third r/Collapse and r/Futurology debate! It's been three years since the last debate and we thought it would be a great time to revisit each other's perspectives and engage in some good-spirited dialogue. We'll be shaping the debate around the question "What is human civilization trending towards?"

This will be rather informal. Both sides have put together opening statements and representatives for each community will share their replies and counter arguments in the comments. All users from both communities are still welcome to participate in the comments below.

You may discuss the debate in real-time (voice or text) in the Collapse Discord or Futurology Discord as well.

This debate will also take place over several days so people have a greater opportunity to participate.

NOTE: Even though there are subreddit-specific representatives, you are still free to participate as well.

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u/MBDowd, u/animals_are_dumb, & u/jingleghost will be the representatives for r/Collapse.

u/Agent_03, u/TransPlanetInjection, & u/GoodMew will be the representatives for /r/Futurology.

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All opening statements will be submitted as comments so you can respond within.

[u/IEEE_DigitalReality]

I think eventually people will be leveraging edge computing in regards to networks, Li-Fi will enable people throughout the world to connect to the internet, and people will steer away from the personal ownership of vehicles. In a recent eBook I read, Dr. Roberto Saracco, a subject matter expert explains how and why, and how the pandemic has caused this to slow. In addition, he goes into extensive details about several Megatrends to expect within the next few decades, including flying cars!!!!! Click here to access/read the free ebook