sometime in the 22nd century the USA will pass the 10 percent mark for it's population in jail
Most of the rise in prison population is down to the US government's war on drugs, as crime rates in general have been falling for some time now. However, there are global signs that drug laws are starting to be relaxed, so prison populations in a generation's time may be much smaller than they are today.
I mean I love the ideas but it's complete fantasy. The earth is going to be a pile of people trying to climb over each other economically, only to feed the ultra-weathly on top.
Your version of the future sounds just as much a fantasy, just in the other direction.
I find it odd that people tend to fixate upon dystopian futures, when all trends point toward the opposite direction. Crime has been steadily decreasing, people are becoming more tolerant of others, most people are wealthier, less people are dying of disease and war, environmental damage is starting to be reversed by first world economies, more renewable energy sources are being used, etc., etc.
I guess in some respects its good that people tend to fixate on the negatives, as otherwise nothing would ever be fixed.
Most of the rise in prison population is down to the US government's war on drugs, as crime rates in general have been falling for some time now. However, there are global signs that drug laws are starting to be relaxed, so prison populations in a generation's time may be much smaller than they are today.
I mean I love the ideas but it's complete fantasy. The earth is going to be a pile of people trying to climb over each other economically, only to feed the ultra-weathly on top.
Your version of the future sounds just as much a fantasy, just in the other direction.
I find it odd that people tend to fixate upon dystopian futures, when all trends point toward the opposite direction. Crime has been steadily decreasing, people are becoming more tolerant of others, most people are wealthier, less people are dying of disease and war, environmental damage is starting to be reversed by first world economies, more renewable energy sources are being used, etc., etc.
I guess in some respects its good that people tend to fixate on the negatives, as otherwise nothing would ever be fixed.