Recently, Reddit user Thick_Caterpillar379 asked, “What’s a ticking time bomb you believe will explode during your lifetime?” and people had A LOT to say. Here are some of the most interesting replies below:
1. “Elder care is currently a widespread issue that will only be exacerbated over the next 10 years. More people will age into needing services and residential care, and many places in the US still haven’t rebounded from the mass exodus of healthcare professionals during COVID.”
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4. “The dead internet, [a theory that the internet is controlled by bot activity instead of humans]. It’s not just a theory anymore.”
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“Bot farms are already controlling so much social messaging on the internet.”
6. “A MAJOR cyber attack on critical infrastructure that will not get turned around quickly, which will likely lead to a mass panic incident.”
7. “Social Security. The year it becomes insolvent happens to be the year I’m supposed to retire.”
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8. “The decline of third spaces and increased social isolation. At this rate, the day will come fairly soon when the only reason anyone leaves home is for work or the grocery store — assuming delivery and online orders don’t fully take over as well — and that’ll be a sad day.”
9. “Banana extinction. They’re very challenging to mass produce and constantly fighting catastrophic disease.”
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12. “The streaming bubble. Eventually, people will get tired of paying for so many different subscriptions and the constant price increases, and the whole system will crumble.”
13. “Social media rotting the brains of multiple generations. I have to think there will be some dire consequences, some of which are already being experienced.”
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“And yes, I know Reddit is social media — I understand the irony of posting this here.”
14. “Environmental collapse caused by climate change and loss of species habitats, pollinators, and biodiversity.”
“And global crop failure due climate change.”
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15. “Student loans. So many people owe and so many people can’t pay.”
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17. And finally, on a lighter note: “My piece of shit washing machine.”
Is there a particular thing you believe that will likely explode in our lifetime? Tell us what it is and why in the comments or in the anonymous Google Form below:
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