Lots of behind-the-times wishful thinking there.
People like owning things. Perhaps fewer things than in the past — Mr. Wife just signed up for the AppleMusic service, which means he will listen to national artists on it, while still buying CDs from local artists; I am taking a similar approach to books, and trailing daughter #2 and her husband will continue to decorate their home with pretty things purchased on their travels and furnishings that suit both her 5’2” height and his 6’6” — renting is for those who have average needs and taste, and aren’t willing to save up to purchase.
The fight on the superpower front will between contenders for #2, as it has been since WWII ended. China only has a few more years before their lack of primacy becomes as painfully obvious as did Japan’s before them, and nobody else is big enough economically, now that the EU project is distracted by their refugee problem.
The organ manufacture thing sounds reasonable, which also takes care of any meat shortage once the kinks are worked out and the process scaled up. It also wipes out ecological concerns on the subject.
After the brouhaha about Covid-19, the demanded changes for climate change would be a dead letter even if we weren’t already sliding down the cooling side of the cycle.
And finally, because of fracking and President Trump’s very heavy thumb on the scales, the wars and jihads that are creating so many refugees are coming to an end, resulting in a tacit world agreement to send them all home. Mexico’s current refusal to pass along the groups coming from Central America is an example of what we have to look forward to. |
