> Well, if you look at (global) society as a dynamical system it seems to me that there are two stable basins or attractors, call them "Star Trek" and "North Korea".
Nice analogy. Do you really believe, that us being on an utopian trajectory is realistic?
> Do you really believe, that us being on an utopian trajectory is realistic?
Oh yes. Very much so. In fact, by many measures we have been on an utopian trajectory for several centuries. Today even our failures are the result of unimaginable power. We have to learn to wield our power with wisdom.
We have all of the physical technology we need already. We can practice regenerative agriculture that increases topsoil fertility and volume; we have methods of construction that can build housing for everyone; machines and factories that churn out the physical necessities of life; etc. We need only deploy our resources and technology efficiently. It's down to logistics now, and we have more than enough computer power to sort that out.
The only thing holding us back is that most people still don't realize this yet.
I'm with you, in that a Star Trek utopia is indeed possible, technology and resource wise. And i would love to see the world society bending the trajectory, before it's too late. I just have seen too much greediness, to see a chance, that this will happen. Some poles would have to be moved, to bend the trajectory ;)
Nice analogy. Do you really believe, that us being on an utopian trajectory is realistic?