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6. Humans are social creatures
The very idea of cities is that people have peace to socialize, whether it's the professional or casual-the very idea that we have a setting where we live amongst each other for work and play allows us to create social interactions. The rise of social media is a great indicator of how sociable we are, we can share our daily experiences with others and, we can start and break down movements at a click of a button. Both the pandemic and advances in technology have increased our need to connect.
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9. A bipolar world
The rise of a new "superpower" in China, and the different ways of thinking (right and left-wing) are giving rise to bipolarity.
The world must get on the same page about the future. We can work together to achieve our common goals while also fulfilling our purposes.
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4. Experts and People need to develop mutual respect
The pursuit of knowledge should be for the benefit of ALL mankind regardless of whether some choose to be ignorant.
• Form a community where ideas can be shared between the "experts" and citizens
• No matter much success you attain you can still learn from those who aren't so fortun...
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8. Globalization
In a world connected by technology and new technologies that will continue to connect more people it's fair to say that more frontiers are waiting to be explored. These technologies not only connect different people but different economies as well. The book notes that this will bring both opportu...
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5. Technology
The digital world is growing and it is only growing better with time. We have seen the possibilities that come with technological advances it only makes sense that we integrate these systems into our livelihood, now and forever more.
However, technology at the moment does not have the intr...
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1. Safety for Humanities future
Zakaria describes human progress as having built a fancy sports car without any safety precautions in case we "crash" ( pandemics, economic downturn, etc.)
We can't control the world's circumstances but we can control their impact. Resetting the world should be done sustainably so that we e...
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7. The Gaps
Inequality is happening across different arenas in our lives not just rich and poor.
Unequal access to health facilities is another issue that has been emphasized although we can implement some technologies to counter the effects as shown during the pandemic.
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10. Liberalism
Human advancement has seen the liberation of many people alleviating them from dire circumstances. This same connectedness is the main culprit for the spread of Covid. However, this same connectedness has allowed us to beat the virus.
Liberating people is more than an economic advantage, c...
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2. Improve the quality of government
The wellbeing of a country is determined by the quality of the decisions made by those entrusted to make those crucial decisions these are our supposed "leaders" who set policies on how to deal with a situation such as an opportunity. Depending on the mindset of your leaders, situations of crisis...
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3. Markets don't dictate happiness
Whether the market is performing well doesn't mean that social ratings will be on the up. The markets merely represent the state of BUSINESS affairs rather than people's actual WELLBEING. Although the country must perform well economically it's also highly important that the social well-being of ...
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