Could the rich and young save humanity from climate extinction?

The Geneva-based WEF warns that the top five risks over the next two years are misinformation and disinformation, extreme weather events, societal polarization, cybersecurity, and interstate armed conflict.

Let us look at some lifesaving chances behind the catastrophic risks.

Some will call the 150-page dooming expert opinions depressing. I think this finally may motivate the rich to prioritize survival over profit.

The experts’ top-5 worry over 10 years has: extreme weather (66%), AI-generated misinformation and disinformation (53%), societal and political polarization (46%), cost of living crisis (42%), and cyberattacks (39%).

In a hands-on mentality, that means: 1. The greatest priority must be fighting climate destruction, even if it costs money. 2. Watch out for AI nonsense (I told you so). 3. Polarization: the rich now understand Tromp will cost more than he delivers. 4. Poverty scares the rich because it may lead to revolts and killing them. And 5. Cyber-safety means we need to keep democracies safe and stop dictators from overtaking the world.

All these alerts are very positive. It’s like a physician who says: If you don’t take these antibiotics, you’ll die. That’s good news! I’ll take them!

Some advice can be wrong. Global war is bad, but if (at least a threat of) war would lead to the defeat of totalitarianism (Iran, North Korea, China, Russia, Turkey, Iraq, Yemen), that’s long overdue and great news.

The high and worrisome risk of misinformation and disinformation is kind of funny. There has never been so much lying around. I’m not sure AI can confabulate more than Trump or politicians and journalists in general.

The driver braking isn’t bad news. Bad news is a driver refusing to brake.

Look at the report. It’s very well written with lots of well-done graphics!

Shockingly, after days, none of the quality English media focusing on the Middle East reported on this crucial agenda of global and regional status. That’s probably because none of them are interested in economic news. Most financial news is about improvement for workers, and who cares? And so, this news is overlooked, though it’s from the world’s richest.

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