When thinking of the future, many possibilities come to one’s mind. From grand reforms to personal changes, an online community shares 13 thought-provoking changes they wish to see in the future.
1. Emotional Regulation 101
One member suggests introducing a school subject where students can learn to manage their emotions. Along with the fundamentals of psychology, meditation, and other mindfulness techniques can also be taught at a young age. They further think that emotional regulation is a valuable skill and could help reduce social problems while improving relationships.
2. Say No to Nepotism
In a world that operates on networking and connections, nepotism is a factor in the opportunities one can access. In response to this unfairness, a user says that knowing someone should be made a liability, where policies call for strict action against any form of nepotism and resulting corruption.
3. Ending World Hunger
It may be ambitious, but a member hopes to eradicate hunger by making food “a public utility instead of a for-profit venture.” They believe it would raise the bar for humanity and give rise to much-needed egalitarianism.
4. Uncaged Innovation
A commenter suggests keeping new technology proprietary should be made illegal after a certain number of years. “Use it or lose it. Make the public domain an institution that no one can buy their way out of.” They highlight how a few companies have the resources to innovate and keep the knowledge to themselves. “Capitalism doesn’t work without the public domain. It drives innovation by force,” they remark bravely.
5. Eligibility Criteria: Hare Psychopathy
Introducing the Hare Psychopathy Checklist as eligibility criteria for any designation handling more than a specified sum of money can bring a dramatic change, according to one commenter. Failing the test should be the same as not hiring people with lower skills or grades. This member believes that doing so will ensure that those in power are decent people.
6. Redefining Virtue
“There’s too much of an inflated sense of ego permeating society,” comments one. Many members believe it would be revolutionary if virtues such as practicality, humility, kindness, compassion, ambition, and leadership were praised more while shunning cutthroat self-serving values.
7. The Art of Skepticism
Teaching skepticism and critical thinking courses from first to 12th grade can be a transformative experience, says one. However, another person responds that “critical thinking” was integrated throughout the curriculum during their school years, but nobody actually learned anything because they were “just going through the motions.”
8. Prevention or Cure?
A user suggests using medical education and technology to prevent diseases rather than treating them. They go the extra mile and demand that medical supplies shouldn’t be used on people who refuse to be healthy despite being educated, aka “the willfully ignorant.” They advocate for lifestyle changes that prevent the illness from its root.
9. Banishing the Billionaires
Here’s a harsh but popular demand from numerous forum members. “Getting rid of every billionaire, and every time someone becomes one from now on, they get blasted into space with no provisions.” Many think it’s about time that something is done to stop others from hoarding wealth.
10. An Internal Transformation
In one member’s opinion, “the only thing that will make the kind of profound change needed is for all individuals to take personal responsibility for all their own thoughts, words and actions.” They believe that we, as a society, will be forced to resort to punitive actions until we normalize personal responsibility.
11. Bodily Autonomy and Integrity
An amendment of “bodily integrity” to the Bill of Universal Rights is much needed, says one. They believe that this right to bodily autonomy is constantly threatened via policies that keep increasing the age of consent for owning your body. “From the moment they cut the cord to your ashes, your body was yours.”
12. Citizenship Classes
It may seem like a basic idea, but few of us know how to be citizens. Hence, one person proposes an education on citizenship where individuals are taught the basic rules of society, their rights, the law, ways of communicating with public officials, and understanding peaceful ways to change things through protests. Political literacy for the win!
13. The Ultimate Solution
As a polymath in every science related to bettering the world and studying universal basic income (UBI) for 12 years, a user confidently says that basic income and free education will be the most critical change ever to humanity. They further assert that anyone who disagrees has not earnestly looked into it hard enough.
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