Essay Abstract
The article discusses the present state of human life on the planet, and how it is likely to change in the near and long term future. Analysis of vast amounts of data suggests that humans are on an unsustainable trajectory, both environmentally and socially. A strategy for steering humanity's future is presented, focusing on five main pillars, which have in common the destabilisation of established powers through massively decentralised distributed resilient networks, and the abandonment of the indefinite consumption growth economic model. Particular emphasis is given to overall causes of the problems, rather than specific symptoms. The essay ends with philosophical speculations about the long term future of the human race and its space in the cosmos.
Author Bio
Federico Pistono is computer scientist, author, award-winning journalist, scientific educator, social entrepreneur, activist, and public speaker. He holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Verona, and in 2012 he graduated from Singularity University, NASA Ames Research Park. He's Founder and CEO of the online learning startup Esplori, and he's author of the Amazon best-selling book "Robots Will Steal Your Job, But That's OK: How to Survive the Economic Collapse and be Happy". He wrote for the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, The Work Foundation, Il Corriere della Sera, and Forbes Magazine.