Throughout human history, civilizations have risen and they have fallen - today we live
in a global community that historians may look back one as one single civilization.
So, how long do we have?
Some experts say the writing is already on the wall.
Lets see if you agree with them.
My name is Danny Burke and this is the Top 10 Signs Society Is Doomed.
Coming in at number 10 we have Energy Issues.
Without energy, life as we know it would collapse.
We use energy to run everything from planes to computers to hospitals to sanitation - everything
requires energy and in our rapidly growing world - we need a lot more of it.
It is estimated that by 2040, the worlds energy consumption will have increased by almost
50%.
Governments will need to make the switch from dwindling fossil fuels to cleaner, renewable
energy.
Otherwise some say the demand for more energy will out strip the dwindling supply of fossil
fuels.
Next up at number 9 we have Global Warming.
This is somewhat related to our last number.
The increasing use of fossil fuels has contributed to man made climate change.
As of today, its mainly poorer countries that are being affected.
Some small south pacific nations are desperately trying to combat rising sea levels while other
countries such as India have experienced more extreme weather such as flooding and typhoons
that have been linked to global warming.
Its affecting many poor people already but the rising tide could literally and metaphorically
lead to serious problems for everyone.
At number 8 now we have The Superbug.
In the past, civilizations have been brought to their knees by the advent of diseases such
as smallpox or the bubonic plague.
In todays society we have a new threat - the superbug.
This is also known as antibiotic resistance whereby bacteria mutates to resist antibiotic
medicine, making them difficult for doctors to treat and leading to the superbug to spread.
According to the CDC, more than 2 million people are infected with superbugs.
Some worry that a particularly vicious strain could become totally untreatable and spread
quickly across our interconnected world.
At number 7 now we have Extinction Event.
Some people say we are well overdue for an extinction event such as the one that wiped
out the dinosaurs.
Even in todays world where humans have immense technological power, we would still be almost
defenseless if an asteroid hit Earth like the one that wiped out the dinosaurs.
One major concern is the Yellowstone volcano - people think that when that goes off - it
could affect the whole planet and send us into an ice age.
Next up at number 6 we have The Bees.
Scientists have noticed that bees in North America, Europe and around the world have
been disappearing at an alarming rate.
Their colonies are collapsing due to pesticides, parasites, disease and habitat loss.
This is a major issues because bees are responsible for so much of the food you have on your plate.
They play their part either pollinating the many vegetables and fruits we eat directly,
or pollinating the food for the animals that we then consume.
Thats not to mention other important products such as honey and wax.
Its estimated that one third of all food is dependent on pollination by bees.
If they end up disappearing, so too does a lot of the food in an ever growing world.
Theres an increasing number of mouths to feed which brings us neatly to our number 5 - Overpopulation.
If youre about 18 years old, the world population has already increased by 1.5 billion people
since you were born.
Its now at 7.6 billion and is still rapidly growing.
Its thought that the world population will grow to around 11 or 12 billion by the end
of this century and then begin to level off or even fall.
Until then, many demographers, politicians and environmentalists have been worrying about
how to deal with the billions more people yet to be born.
Weve already spoken about food and energy being a strain.
Could unchecked growth lead to our demise?
Next up at number 4 we have Inability To Adapt.
Life is survival of the fittest, as the old saying goes - but that may not be entirely
true.
In reality, animals that can adapt the fastest are often the ones to survive the sands of
time - the same goes for societies.
Some experts say that the world has become to homogenous in the way it thinks.
Mass media and social media have left people with limited ways of thinking and not as exposed
to new ideas.
This is also known as a filter bubble.
If people arent exposed to world views that challenge their own, we may be left with an
uniformed society that is ill equipped to deal with new problems that threaten our survival.
Moving on to number 3 now we have AI.
Some people such as Elon Musk and the late Stephen Hawking have warned about the dangers
of AI.
In the near future, humans may develop artificial intelligence that is so powerful, it essentially
has power of human lives and is almost what we would call conscious.
If it has both of these things, some people worry that it may not have the right morals
and could kill some or all humans if it thought that was the best thing to do.
Hollywood has showed us examples of this with the likes of Terminators Skynet - but it may
not even be like that.
AI may be programmed to do something good but develop a destructive method to achieve
it.
Next up at number 2 we have Inequality.
Many economists believe that although democratically protected capitalism has led to huge growth
in the west - there is something that could bring it down.
They say economic inequality always leads to collapse.
As the wealth gap grows between the top 1% and the rest - some worry that the instability
is growing.
This could lead to serious unrest and lack of consumer confidence, further stagnating
the economy and prohibiting growth for all but the elite few.
Whether you like it or not, so much of modern society is built on the economic system we
have right now - would things be the same of it fell?
And finally at number 1 we have History Repeating Itself.
If theres one indication that civilisation as we know it could collapse - its that its
happened every time before.
Our one can only exist because of the collapse of the previous - whether it was gradual or
rapid.
Those who came before us thought that their civilisation would never end - and some of
them had a pretty good reason to think that.
The roman Empire lasted 500 years - far longer than our civilisation has reached yet.
They and many other civilisations thought they would last forever, but where are they
now?
To say that this modern civilization could be any different might be a leap of faith
according to some analysts.
Alright guys, those were some signs but hey, theyre just signs and anyway, signs are always
an interpretation so I want to hear yours.
Thanks as always for watching guys, my name is Danny Burke and Ill see you all in the
next video.
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