20 Future Problems That Will Be Way Bigger Than Anyone Is Prepared For

You know what they say: mo’ complexity, mo’ problems. 

Indeed, the modern world seems more troubled than ever. Sure, we may not have to go to war whenever our landlords want some other landlord’s property or poop in a bucket anymore, but we have delicate economies, fragile ecosystems and anxiety. Well, get ready for that last one to get a lot worse, because it turns out there are a lot of load-bearing social structures on the verge of collapse you didn’t even know about.

For user Thick_Caterpillar379, it’s “the whole online gambling and gaming market!” they told r/AskReddit. “This conflict of interest, where governments profit immensely from the rapidly expanding online gambling market and especially sports betting revenue, is profoundly damaging to the public good,” eventually resulting in “an unchecked rise in gambling addiction, particularly among vulnerable populations, severe financial distress for families and a significant burden on public health services.”

They then asked, “What’s a ticking time bomb you believe will explode during your lifetime?”