Why do you think that the US could lose it’s top position as a world leader? Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash Sadly, some of the things you have been saying are good assessments of the situation and I believe there is credibility there for why the US is on a down spiral. #1) The Russians figured something out quite a while ago and they ran an experiment in the US in 2016 to see if it was true. People go up in arms that it was to mess with the election and yes, it was partly but that wasn’t the point in itself. By getting that hacker team to focus on the US they were able to spread disinformation and sow seeds of discord that had incalculable effects moving forwards. That hacker group a) showed the world that the US was vulnerable b) it showed that democracy has some major weaknesses that can be exploited c) it showed the threat of total free speech and free speech of the press d) it made the American electoral system seem fraudulent, or at very least not a credible and fair system
End of Days: Global Warming — Most likely to be the Cause of a Near-Extinction for Humans Photo by Roxanne Desgagnés on Unsplash Global Warming is one of the largest threats to humanity. It ranks right alongside weapons of mass destruction, mutating super virus’, and Rogue AI technology. I would argue it’s the sneakiest, and it’s the most likely of the threats in which the real danger is extinction. It is within the subtle nature of the damage’s onset, combined with unclear data from the past as to whether or not changes to the global climate have ever fluctuated or changed as fast as they have been. My gut says no. The fact that the climate has been gradually changing is truly the thing that makes it the most dangerous. There is no sudden, overnight drastic changes and thus no sign blinking neon lights saying ‘warning’ it’s what has lulled much of the population into a false sense of safety. Unfortunately, like old age and dying — people don’t like to think about globa