Seonglae ChoPredictions about the future are divided into rational optimism and humanistic pessimism
What matters is the reason that makes people want to wake up in the morning and live. This is why optimism is powerful - waking up to good things, advancing them by 10 years or even faster. Being rational means viewing the future from a probabilistic perspective.
However, rational optimism doesn't mean people will love each other too much or that we can create a utopia. The development of simple and clear user interfaces brings technology tired by expectations into the real world. National regulations and laws adapt to corporate demands. Yet people will do something about their fears of the future and find answers, as they always have. From movement to connection.
Isaac Asimov is a leading representative of rational optimism.
If the universe reaches heat death after an incomprehensibly long period, all the disgrace of your life will be forgotten and meaningless.
If our life is all we experience, then only that matters. If the universe has no purpose, we define the universe's purpose. If you can only live life once, there's no reason to live it dully and depressively. Moreover, if you make other people's lives better, nothing could be better. If you contribute to humanity and make a mark in history, that's icing on the cake. Think about things that make you feel good. If you need motivation to do something, you don't need to do it. You decide what something means to you.
