I was torn between either climate change, poverty, or inequality, but ultimately chose poverty because the problem with inequality is that it leaves many people in poverty and the problem with climate change is that it threatens to plunge most if not all of humanity into poverty (because all wealth ultimately comes from the bounty of nature). — Pfhorrest
I voted political corruption, because without the ability of humanity to act in its own best interests, none of the merely practical problems can even be addressed properly. Physical problems are trivial, it is psychological problems that are intractable. — unenlightened
I think you rather idealize "humanity," much in the way romantics idealized "the people" (as if there was such a thing). — SophistiCat
I voted political corruption, by which I mean not just occasional bribes, but the way the powers that be serve elite interests and not 'the people'. This leads to many of the other problems on the list. And many problems not on the list. In my version of 'corruption' one can be utterly corrupt and not break a single law. — Coben
I voted climate change, but if I had two choices over-population would have been #2. — Wayfarer
I'm surprised at the choices, isn't it obvious that climate change is the most pressing, — Punshhh
× Overconsumption. :fire:Overpopulation... — 180 Proof
Very interesting so far. I would have expected nuclear weapons to come up higher! — Xtrix
Now THOSE are problems. Worrying about crap you read in the mainstream media is a fool's game. I suggest that in the new year we all try to focus on what's real and what's merely illusion. — fishfry
What a stupid, stupid position. — Xtrix
You need to get your head out of your daily diet of media hysteria. — fishfry
I would like to get a sense of what most people on here believe is the most important problem facing humanity today. — Xtrix
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