Global problems I don’t even worry solving any more
by Vinay Gupta • April 5, 2007 • Personal • 1 Comment
1> Global energy supply.
Why? Far too many news stories about solar panel breakthroughs and far too much money on the table.
By extension, hydrogen- or battery-storage etc. electrical cars, and decentralized electrical grids. Assuming that we get the 20 years it takes to make this happen globally without civilization collapsing, this is a cooked goose.
2> AIDS.
Why? Two reasons. Firstly, if AIDS awareness hasn’t taken strong hold in Africa and Asia after 20 years – one entire generation – there is precisely nothing I know about human nature that can help. Secondly, vaccine or cure, it’s not that far off. 20 years, again, is a reasonable window. More likely 5 to 10.
I’m not gong to post the list of things I do worry about more than I did in the previous post. But I work very, very hard.
Re: Global energy supply, it should be a government mandatory issue because people STILL continue to say there is no global warming, had a discusion with a med student last night you can imagine my surprise. Re: Aids, no vaccine will be invented just as no vaccine has been invented for cancer EXCEPT for cancer of the uterus which is a sexually transmitted disease. Holistic nutrition seems to be the only answer but how do you promote this to people that have no food?