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

‘The dead internet. It’s not a theory’
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?”

taintedtowel . 18d ago Fresh water wars
... Saikroe 0 18d ago Seems like a lot of Americans think american things are time bombs. My answer would obviously have to be America. Get your shit together.
mianmashian e 18d ago Ice shelf collapsing into the ocean.
JailYard 18d ago Antibiotic resistant bacteria
YJSubs o 18d ago Global crop failure due climate change.
Schly . 18d ago Collapse of ocean ecosystems.
genesissoma e 18d ago Student loans. So many people owe and so many people can't pay
StGuthlac2025 . 18d ago State pensions. The money won't be there in the future
Fun-Space2942 . 18d ago The dead internet. It's not a theory.
nlefko e 18d ago Bananas are very challenging to mass produce. They are constantly fighting catastrophic disease
rworne 18d ago Social Security. The year it becomes insolvent happens to be the year I'm supposed to retire.
Apprehensive_Ask1157 . 18d ago A MAJOR cyber attack on critical infrastructure that will not get turned around quickly, leading to a mass panic incident.
OneDegreeKelvin 18d ago The decline of third spaces and social isolation. Bars and pubs have been on the decline due to less alcohol consumption (generally a good thing, but still). Malls and movie theatres are experiencing a decline in foot traffic due to online shopping and streaming. Even Starbucks and other coffee shops are floundering. At this rate, the day will come fairly soon when the only reason anyone leaves home is to work or to the grocery store (assuming delivery and online orders don't fully take over here as well). And that'll be a sad day.
Choice_Equipment788 . 18d ago Satellite debris. Just a matter of time before something goes wrong and the earth is surrounded in a shell of shrapnel traveling at 10k miles per hour.
creamywhip 18d ago housing market collapse just looking at prices in a very sketchy run down area here a small old house is now £500.000
R3miel7 18d ago Insurance, specifically in high risk areas and it's already happening. Most private home insurers have pulled out of Florida and the state is acting as the insurer-of-last-resort but the prices are simply too low to actually cover what a major disaster will cost. What will likely end up happening is eventually, a major disaster like an F5 hurricane will hit a major city and it will be impossible to rebuild without major funding from the federal government which is no guarantee. We'll probably see the complete abandonment of medium-sized metros and even possibly a major city like
RandomDudeYouKnow 18d ago Edited 18d ago Cascadia Subduction Zone will move. I'm 35. It's 320+ yrs into an average cycle of 220yrs between major earthquakes over the last 10,000 years. The last one was about 1701ish IIRC. If one like Fukushima or worse happens, it will be the largest natural disaster in human history and it won't even be close. I've seen FEMA plans that list 6+ months of airlift operations into affected areas since literally none of the infrastructure is ready to withstand a quake of that level. Almost 20% of Seattle city proper is located on a liquifaction
zhakhmir . 18d ago As someone a few years removed from healthcare: elder care is currently a widespread issue, which will only be exacerbated over the next 10 years, as people age into needing services and residential care, as many places in the US still haven't rebounded from the mass exodus of healthcare professionals during covid
jmthetank 18d ago The growing wage gap. When the top make more in a year than they can spend in 10 years, and the bottom cant afford rent, its going to lead to problems. And as it gets worse, the pressure will build. I feel like sometime in the next 20 years, we will see a class revolution that will end with a wealth rebalancing, and new safeguards to try to prevent it from getting this bad again. Part of that will be laws preventing corporate lobbying, bribes, donations, etc, to politicians, with some severe consequences. Stronger anti-monopoly laws, as
themagicbong 18d ago Robots and drones in warfare. Imagine a scenario where a cargo container full of suicide drones enters a country's port with pre planned routes ready to go, and a container that allows them to deploy autonomously. Have them either randomly attack civilians or structures. The potential scenarios unlocked with those new weapons systems are pretty terrifying to consider.

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