The world's largest issue

What do you feel is the World's biggest issue right now?

Now I know I'm going to get a dozen people say "the economy" without a second thought, in a way I agree, but I'd like you to think a bit before you respond, rather then immediately reiterating what you've heard on the news.

And no, you can't respond with "Da world's biggest ishoo iz dat no one luvs enough", it's way too vague.

 

Everything. There isn't one thing we don't seem to NOT have a problem with. I did think about it and I have to say the economy. The Brazilian market shut down for three hours I believe it was because the economy is becoming so bad. Other than that, well, I would have to say, I'm not quite sure. I'm thinking about it, and what matters to me isn't as important as I think it is.​

 

Everything seems to have a problem one way or the other. But when you really examine the roots of these problems, it becomes much simpler.

The one thing we need to do is rethink how the world should be taken care of, and how we as a people need to succeed together, rather than in competition. Understanding each other and changing the core operating system of society is necessary, and with enough effort, we can make everyone happy. And at the same time advancing technology.

But one thing that is most important is our personal awareness and thought processes. We need to think deep down inside and examine our own beliefs. And be willing to sacrifice anything for the sake of new knowledge.

That's what I think, anyway.

 

The United States biggest issue is our failing economy. And, in turn, our failing economy is effecting everyone around the world.

That, to me, is the world's biggest issue.

 

i would say violent crimes? because alot of people are getting hurt from violence, not just in the US but in other countries as well like in Darfur.

 

The world has a lot of things going on with it right now, and it's really hard to say which one is the biggest issue. For instance, Kenyans might find AIDS and malaria more of a problem that us, but we might be more concerned with the downfall of the global market. Democrats will be worried about global warming, whilst Republicans will be concerned with where our oil is coming from. It's really just a matter of who you are and where you stand on different issues, but everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

 

Are violent crimes the biggest issue? Or are they the result of something much worse, such as a failed system?

:3

 

I agree with Darky. We need to rethink the way the countries interact with eachother and the systems we use. We are smart enough to expand and come up with ideas better than what we are using but it's not happening because people are rooted in how things are now and no one wants to put petty differences aside and work together. People need to stop thinking about thier own good and think of the good of mankind, because we are all the same to a certain extent.

 

Humanity needs competition and adversity to keep it on its toes and prevent stagnation. World peace would bring about a slow death unfortunately =/

I personally believe that the main problem facing the world today is ineffective governments i.e. all of them.

 

Lol, somebody's gonna yell at me for saying this.

Personally, I believe the world's largest issue is that too many people are lost.

And yes, I am talking about religion. In my humble opinion, not enough people know Christ, and that is the world's largest issue.

 

I have to disagree.

Technicaly, I am a christian. I used to go to church all the time, pray, and be a good christian child. I was oblivious to everything and quite ignorant. Whenever I was faced with something I couldn't handle I used God and Satan to explain it. Then I stopped doing that and started using logic, reason, and facts instead of beliefs and began looking at things from a different point of view. If more people where like that the world would be more peaceful. After all, religion (Especialy christianity) is the main reason so many people die. Theres the constant fighting in Israel and the Crusades and many other conflicts that are good examples for this.

 

Whether Capitalism will be succeded by Communism in the west?

Lack of Globalisation?

That we have had constant wars since the second World War all around the world?

And anything else you can pluck out of the many things politics talks about.

 

There are always wars going on, even before the World Wars.

Communism is an idea and nothing more. It cannot be applied to the real world effectively.

There could actually be more of a problem of over-globalisation with nations completely losing their identities and us all becoming "people of the world".

 

Teaching is probably the biggest problem. The American school system is broken. For some reason it's believed that it's okay to take four years to teach a child how to add subtract multiply and divide and only start teaching a foreign language after it becomes unnatural. This kind of thinking and methodology puts the US behind in all fields, limiting the nation's ability to continue participating in the international community in a meaningful way. When a huge power deflates everything else is affected. Whether that's good or bad overall is yet to be seen, but in the coming years the US isn't going to be a dominant power anymore.

Many other systems of education simply serve to indoctrinate children in a way that will get them to go on doing stupid or intolerant things. Religious radicals that go against the common sense of the moderate majority of the world are especially bad with this even with their small numbers. They can create terrorist groups with this method in any nation, and do much damage to communities that become their victims. This kind of thing can only start with brain washing at home, and some groups are damn good at it. I doubt it'll bring a new world order or anything but it causes a lot of agony and annoyance for everyone else. These are probably some the problems I'll be watching closely in the coming years.

 

I have to say that our economy is the biggest worry right now. Stocks are slipping pretty quick.

 

I agree, the world just isn't united enough. Change would be immensely difficult, and would require powerful, brave people, but it could be possible.
And yeah, technology should always be improved. Moving forward is a constant necessity. And it's also important that we move forward in the right ways.

I think it would help if the priorities were right. Governments really should know what the biggest issue is and put a tremendous effort toward it. There's so much bad in the world, but specific priorities need to be defined and dealt with. Money is important, but so are the people who have none.

Also, we need to consider our future. 100 years in the human race will mean very little in the end, but we need to make it count.

And how many people in the world are happy? Truly happy?

 

Humanity does not "need" anything. Competition is not applicable to humanity, for we have the ability to "create" tools which make tasks easier, and likewise, make them easier to interact with and gather.

A pack of wolves that needs to reduce itself to hunting for the sake of feeding it's young/family needs that competition of food because it lives in scarcity. That's what makes competition so "needed" to such primitive behavior: scarcity.

But we as humans shouldn't have to do that, for we have the knowledge and the ability to advance technology to the point where things like food, resources, power and the like can be not only affordable, but maybe even free. Competition isn't needed for us, yet we continue to indoctrinate every generation with this idea. It's pointless.

I know it keeps us on our toes, but we are not wolves. We are smarter than that. Aren't we? :3

Yeah. The change is difficult, and we can do it. We simply have to all come to the realization. It's really simple, but at the same time, requires a large-scale level of education.

I definitely agree. It's sad that we can't involve our governments more with better effective ways. =/

Absolutely. The next 100 years will have to be some kind of turning point. For if we continue at the rate we are now, with the current systems and designs in place, it will be quite catastrophic.

 

You are missing the point. Competition encourages change and change is what keeps the human race alive and varied. If we all settled into an easy life we would be completely unprepared for the future. We would also lose our drive as a race and give up moving forward. We don't want that now, do we?

 

Have you ever read or heard of the work of Jacque Fresco? I suggest you look him up.

 

Going back to my other point, humans are smart and can vary themselves as they please. Simply getting rid of competition or not having it doesn't mean anything unless something takes the place of it. And that's care and ethical behavior, not business.

So essentially lazy bums with no incentive to do anything, right?

It should be realized that when the SYSTEM changes, so do the incentives. Instead of focusing on profit and competition, instead we can focus on more important things, like having benefits for everyone. We won't be lazy, for we will have new reason to want to learn, and with better education, comes better advances.

Google a man named "Jacque Fresco". I suggest looking at his idea's.