Economic Picture of the World in 200 Years from Now

ECONOMIC PICTURE OF THE WORLD IN 200 YEARS FROM NOW
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The best way to describe the future world is by casting an eye back into the past,
comparing the rate of advancement to the present, and trying to predict the future based on the
same. Our world 200 years ago was backward, analogue, and totally traditional. Over the last
two hundred years, humanity has developed technology and enhanced comfort in the world. The
world’s economy has seen invention upon invention, and this is evident in air transport,
medicine, food production, and issues related to war and security.
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A peep into the next 200
years presents a much more complicated world. This is because foundations for various
developments in technology and science have been laid. Predictably, it will take a shorter time to
complete the remainder of this work into the dream economy that humanity aspires to achieve
for this world.
The desire to attain immortality is one that has haunted the human race for centuries.
Earlier attempts were seen when humans started researching on suspended animation,
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a
procedure that would allow the indefinite suspension of human bodily activity for medical
purposes. In the next 200 years, humans will probably have achieved more than this. The use of
biotechnology and nanotechnology that have been built in the last few decades will accelerate
this field. Humans will probably create artificial body parts that can be perfectly fitted to
function with human intelligence. Because of improved efficiency, death rates will reduce
significantly. Nonetheless, if humanity succeeds in cloning and successfully creating artificial
humans, then the desire to preserve human lineages will not last. This is because there will be no
need to do this biologically when it can easily be done artificially. Therefore, the population will
1
. Goldemberg, Jos, and Oswaldo Lucon. Energy, Environment and Development (London:
Earthscan, 2010), 413.
2
. Beeck, Nathalie. Suspended Animation: Children's Picture Books and the Fairy Tale of
Modernity (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2010), 18.
remain economically sustainable because low death rates will not subsequently mean high
birthrates.
In a similar way, the cost of medical care, food and its technology, electronics, and other
appliances will have gone down significantly. This is because technology improves every new
day and efficient technology is known for mass production at the cheapest costs possible.
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Additionally, the rate at which scientists are interacting with the space points towards various
possibilities. If space exploration succeeds, humanity will possibly make Mars, Venus, or any
other part of the Solar System another home. This would see billions of human beings exported
from earth. On equal measure, the ability to harness energy from the sun and control the
environment would probably allow humans to customize weather and climate. To this extent,
natural catastrophes like tsunamis, earthquakes, and hurricanes will certainly be managed.
Struggle for limited resources has been a frequent cause of wars in the world. A
possibility that the struggle for petroleum, other resources, and power could lead to a third world
war in the next 50 years is high. At the same time, the concern over exhausting petroleum, coal
and other energy deposits exists.
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Nonetheless, 200 years to come gives the picture of a world
that is no more at war. A world in which the entire humanity works together to achieve common
goals of survival and prosperity. Furthermore, invention of nuclear and other forms of
technology in energy production will solve energy crises.
In sum, the economic picture of the world in 200 years from now presents unlimited
possibilities of enhanced technology, improved food production, better living conditions,
increased energy production, the possibility of living in space, and that of humans living forever.
3
. Boorstin, Daniel. The Republic of Technology: Reflections on our Future Community (New
York: Harper & Row, 1978), 19.
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. Friedman, George. The Next 100 Years: a Forecast for the 21st Century (Melbourne, Vic.:
Black Inc., 2010), 58.
Bibliography
Beeck, Nathalie. Suspended Animation: Children's Picture Books and the Fairy Tale of
Modernity. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2010.
Boorstin, Daniel. The Republic of Technology: Reflections on our Future Community. New
York: Harper & Row, 1978.
Friedman, George. The Next 100 Years: a Forecast for the 21st Century. Melbourne, Vic.: Black
Inc., 2010.
Goldemberg, Jos, and Oswaldo Lucon. Energy, Environment and Development. London:
Earthscan, 2010.

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