>>10020179In some ways the future may suck; in some it may be better. I'm not a huge fan of technology (says the man with four cell phones), but it has its benefits. I do think we'll see continued technological development.
There's great uncertainty about the future, but if everything is up in the air, then things could improve just as they could go downhill (strange, that in English, one can't say "go uphill" as an antonym of "go downhill"). I'm a bit of a political radical, so the idea of a breakdown in "the system" is attractive to me in some ways, though I have a lot to lose, relatively speaking.
There's freedom in having little to lose; remember that. There's also some comfort, I hope, in knowing that you're not "responsible" in any grand way for the direction of the world. A bit like being on a roller-coaster: you ain't driving.
Sure, procreation is irreversible. So are all important decisions. Having become a father in the not-too-distant past, I would say that fatherhood has a benefit in that you have a major and non-dischargeable responsibility, and often, having a responsibility can provide structure to your life. Fatherhood is also much like fetch-questing: you need to go to place "A" to get diapers, and place "B" to get a toy, and place "C" to get a thermometer, etc. It's kind of fun that way.
What, specifically, do you anticipate happening in the future that will make it "suck"? An AI takeover? Coronavirus mutates into airborne super-AIDS? The decline of religion? Demographic decline? Mayan apocalypse? Authoritarian governments? Politics moves too far left? Too far right?
