Where Will We Be in Five Years?

[pomchop]

There will be more and more highrises all around Pattaya under construction.  There will be a lot more Chinese living in Thailand along with Indians, Russians, and Pattaya will continue to grow.  There is still a lot of undeveloped beachfront or beach near land that is still a bargain compared to most other beach front properties around the world.  Jomtien high rises still have miles and miles of beach land to turn into condos and people from all over the world will be drawn to a cheaper more simple lifestyle where they can get away from all the political dramas.

 

The bars will continue to get pushed back away from beach front inland.  Poor Thais will continue to be drawn into the Pattaya area to try and make $$ from the increasing numbers of farangs with money to spend.

 

The Thai people will still be some of the nicest people on earth that will put up with all sorts of idiots who come here and show them very little respect.  

[Lacessit]

1 minute ago, KhunLA said:

That's just it, the USA doesn't need allies 

 

Can feed, energize & defend itself.

Quite correct, although the proles would probably squeal when they can't get cheap imports.

 

You would also be introducing inefficiencies. Your steel industry would be making steel from the poorest grade of iron ore on the planet. You would be using expensive energy to produce aluminium.

 

If you can feed, energize and defend yourself, why are you so paranoid?

[KhunLA]

8 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

If you can feed, energize and defend yourself, why are you so paranoid?

I'm not, and I don't even live there.  Picked a different country to live in, that can also feed and defend itself.  I chose to energize myself, and possibly feed myself, if I live that long.

 

[Rimmer]

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[spidermike007]

For certain we will be less evolved than we are now. I think it's been about 30 years since civilization started to move in a backwards manner, and human evolution stopped in its tracks.

 

We are now devolving as a species, and that will continue to happen as long as social media and reality TV exist.

[spidermike007]

After 4 years of Trump policy it is very likely that the world would be an infinitely more dangerous place than it is now, in my mind that is a certainty. 

[Lacessit]

2 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

I'm not, and I don't even live there.  Picked a different country to live in, that can also feed and defend itself.  I chose to energize myself, and possible feed myself, if I live that long.

 

Australia provided $4.6 billion in aid in 2022. Based on population, we are actually more generous than you.

 

I very much doubt Thailand could defend itself, too many chiefs and not enough Indians. The Thais are more expert at fence-sitting.

 

Don't you feel deprived of your Second Amendment rights here? Or are you that rare person, a sensible American?

[KhunLA]

4 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Australia provided $4.6 billion in aid in 2022. Based on population, we are actually more generous than you.

 

I very much doubt Thailand could defend itself, too many chiefs and not enough Indians. The Thais are more expert at fence-sitting.

 

Don't you feel deprived of your Second Amendment rights here? Or are you that rare person, a sensible American?

 

TH has no enemies to defend against.  Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia ... all ASEAN friendly neighbors.

 

Never needed 2nd Amendment in USA, and surely don't need it here, though 'wife' does have 12 gauge.

 

Keeps me in line ... 

[Lacessit]

2 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

 

TH has no enemies to defend against.  Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia ... all ASEAN friendly neighbors.

 

Never needed 2nd Amendment in USA, and surely don't need it here, though wife does have 12 gauge.

 

Keeps me in line ... 

IMO the Chinese are taking over Thailand without firing a shot. Northern Myanmar is already theirs.

 

Every time I use my electric knife sharpener, I wonder if I am doing the right thing.

[georgegeorgia]

5 hours ago, save the frogs said:

 

Maybe less poverty, maybe homelessness will be solved.

But also maybe middle class will decline? 

Maybe price of goods and services will decline due to AI?

The future financial picture is hard to predict what it will look like. 

 

 

And maybe it won't ...then what ?

As usual ...no answer right 

[Gottfrid]

5 hours ago, Hokeus said:

I try to stay positive in my outlook, even if the future for the world doesn’t seem so bright. Things may look bleak, but they always can change. At least the sun will still rise every morning, until the day it doesn’t, and by then, we’ll all be gone.

Yeah, that was positive! 

[KhunLA]

8 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

IMO the Chinese are taking over Thailand without firing a shot. Northern Myanmar is already theirs.

 

Every time I use my electric knife sharpener, I wonder if I am doing the right thing.

China's alliance with TH is a good thing, and benefits both countries.

 

Hopefully CN will keep TH on it's toes, especially with chems in foods, as they continue to reject food from TH, as having over use of chems 👍

[The Legend]

For once in decades I'm very positive about the future. I am though extremely concerned about the US and world financial system and have been forever, but especially since 2008. 

 

I hope the Biden regime will be held accountable. It was absolutely rouge

 

Ukraine was always easily solvable there was a purpose to leaving it in chaos. Palestine will be a festering sore until a fair and equitable remedy is found.

 

I'm concerned the US will fall into a deep recession after all of this grift and grafting money has been laid bare. The Biden regime had been employing tens of thousands if not hundreds of thousands of grifters. Government and non-governmental agencies have been injecting money into the system over the past 4 years. Pulling that back will cost in the short term. Counter to this all of the deregulation is sure to add a full percentage if not more to the GDP.

 

I'm really hoping US leaves UN, NATO, most military bases outside US. US is going to get that peace dividend promised by slick Willy .

 

POSITIVE 👍👍

[soalbundy]

5 hours ago, Hokeus said:

Looking at the current trajectory of global events, where do you think the world will be five years from now?

 

• Will we see more war or less?

• More poverty or greater prosperity?

• Will environmental challenges worsen, or will we make progress in fixing them?

• Will human rights and equality improve, or will they decline?

• Will people be healthier due to better awareness of health and technology, or will poor diet and lifestyle choices continue to take a toll?

• Will AI become a true game-changer, or will it simply evolve into a more advanced and user-friendly search tool?

• And for Gen Z, will they find themselves in a better world or a more challenging one?

 

I try to stay positive in my outlook, even if the future for the world doesn’t seem so bright. Things may look bleak, but they always can change. At least the sun will still rise every morning, until the day it doesn’t, and by then, we’ll all be gone.

 

What are your thoughts?

I'll probably be dead

[Keep Right]

3 hours ago, proton said:

J D vance will be president and the liberal, pink haired nose ringed women will still be crying

Something to look forward to in the future.

[OneMoreFarang]

46 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

For certain we will be less evolved than we are now. I think it's been about 30 years since civilization started to move in a backwards manner, and human evolution stopped in its tracks.

 

We are now devolving as a species, and that will continue to happen as long as social media and reality TV exist.

Don't forget self driving cars, AI, etc.

[connda]

5 hours ago, Hokeus said:

 

Humanity already has the means and resources to eliminate poverty, starvation, and homelessness on a global scale. However, it requires the resolve to do so, and at this point, that determination seems absent, as inequality continues to grow. I wish it weren't the case. 

Humanity already has the means and resources to eliminate poverty, starvation, and homelessness on a global scale, but there are a class of people who want everything for themselves and nothing for everyone else - so?  You have massive inequalities in the distribution of resources. With money comes power, with power comes massive man-made discrepancies in well-being.  Every human on this planet could live a good life, but a minuscule number of psychopaths devoid of empathy only want a system of Masters and Slaves. So we have a system of Masters and Slaves, Rulers and Serf, Elites and Commoners.  Doesn't need to be that way, but human greed drives these divisions.

And, that also means that stronger countries want what weaker countries have and will kill to obtain it.  It's too bad but too large of a percentage of the human race are little more than genocidal monkeys who harbor a bottomless pit of greed.  We're not all that way, but too many are to ever change the paradigm.  Unfortunately it's the nature of this reality. So eventually? 

"We want it all and if we can't have it all!!!"  No more genocidal monkeys.

 

[The Legend]

19 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Don't forget self driving cars, AI, etc.

 

Robotics etc won't matter much outside west where labor is cheap. Inside the US and Europe who will clean the cars for next people after the former has shot drugs  had sex, barfed in the cars? Ironically, they'd work here but unnecessary. Can go across BKK for b225 on Friday afternoon.

 

Same with drones. I see crazy people damaging drones and stealing goods. They'll need to solve the crazy human element first ironically

[The Legend]

23 minutes ago, connda said:

Humanity already has the means and resources to eliminate poverty, starvation, and homelessness on a global scale, but there are a class of people who want everything for themselves and nothing for everyone else - so? 

 

This is absolutely true and while in US most fingers point to Democrats, Republicans are guilty as well not only of the theft and graft, but turning a blind eye. F ing uniparty.

 

Plenty for all

[Seppius]

This will be the game changer IMHO

 

Quantum computing holds the promise of carrying out calculations that would take today's systems millions of years and could unlock discoveries in medicine, chemistry and many other fields.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj3e3252gj8o

 

 

[OneMoreFarang]

6 minutes ago, Seppius said:

This will be the game changer IMHO

 

Quantum computing holds the promise of carrying out calculations that would take today's systems millions of years and could unlock discoveries in medicine, chemistry and many other fields.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj3e3252gj8o

 

 

That won't happen in the next 5 years.

[Harrisfan]

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

After 4 years of Trump policy it is very likely that the world would be an infinitely more dangerous place than it is now, in my mind that is a certainty. 

2 less wars

Closed borders

Less lefties in power

 

Sounds great

[Harrisfan]

1 hour ago, Keep Right said:

Something to look forward to in the future.

12 years of adults in charge.

[Baht Simpson]

6 hours ago, BritManToo said:

This is where I'll be in 5 years ..............

 

Nah, we'll both be in an old folks home dribbling into our porridge. 🙂

[The Legend]

44 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

2 less wars

Closed borders

Less lefties in power

 

Sounds great

 

He can't help himself. The nation was better the moment the election was called - I felt it all the way in Thailand. Mark my words this gent will ever ever have anything good to say about Trump administration despite 100s of thousands of decent people working to rid the nation of that steaming manure pile Biden. The man pardoned his entire family yet he moans on. Most likely indirect party to the graft.

[Walker88]

1 hour ago, Harrisfan said:

2 less wars

Closed borders

Less lefties in power

 

Sounds great

Perhaps I've been away, but which two wars did Biden start?

 

Oh, and which two did your love muffin, or maybe his President Rasputin, stop?

 

Seeing how you're willing to cede Ukraine to an invading aggressor, I suspect you're the kind of wimpy, cuckholded girlyman who---if seeing you wife gang raped---would just say, "Try to enjoy it, dear".

 

Real men stand up for their freedom, preferring to die standing than to serve on one's knees.

 

Oh, and your love muffin has threatened to use the US military to secure Greenland, Panama, Gaza and Canada. Sounds like an armchair warrior, the kind suffering bone spurs who doesn't mind throwing others into harm's way to get what he wants.

 

Giving Putin the green light as the PINO, Hegseth, Rubio and Vance have done, pretty much guarantees the Baltics are next in line. After that, eastern Poland and maybe eastern Germany. "In five years time....."

 

One last point: please learn the difference between "less" and "fewer". One is for continuous amounts, the other for discrete or quantum jumps. Using "less" is just so bogan-ish.

[Harrisfan]

Just now, Walker88 said:

Real men stand up for their freedom, preferring to die standing than to serve on one's knees.

What would you know? Real men don't whinge like 12yo girls.

 

[spidermike007]

2 hours ago, connda said:

Humanity already has the means and resources to eliminate poverty, starvation, and homelessness on a global scale, but there are a class of people who want everything for themselves and nothing for everyone else - so?  You have massive inequalities in the distribution of resources. With money comes power, with power comes massive man-made discrepancies in well-being.  Every human on this planet could live a good life, but a minuscule number of psychopaths devoid of empathy only want a system of Masters and Slaves. So we have a system of Masters and Slaves, Rulers and Serf, Elites and Commoners.  Doesn't need to be that way, but human greed drives these divisions.

And, that also means that stronger countries want what weaker countries have and will kill to obtain it.  It's too bad but too large of a percentage of the human race are little more than genocidal monkeys who harbor a bottomless pit of greed.  We're not all that way, but too many are to ever change the paradigm.  Unfortunately it's the nature of this reality. So eventually? 

"We want it all and if we can't have it all!!!"  No more genocidal monkeys.

 

Correct. The massive wealth inequality in the world is underpinned by this chart: While just above one percent of the world's population had fortunes of more than one million U.S. dollars in 2022, more than half of the global population had a total wealth of less than 10,000 U.S. dollars.

 

648 million people in the world, about eight percent of the global population, live in extreme poverty, which means they subsist on less than US$2.15 per day.

 

Almost a quarter of the global population, 23 percent, lived below the US$3.65 poverty line, and almost half, 47 percent, lived below the US$6.85 poverty line, as reported in the 2022 Poverty and Shared Prosperity report. This also means that the global median income (US$7.60 per person per day) is very close to the UMIC line.

 

Global inequality is growing, with half the world’s wealth now in the hands of just 1% of the population, according to a new report.

 

The report shows that a person needs only $3,210 (£2,100) to be in the wealthiest 50% of world citizens. About $68,800 secures a place in the top 10%, while the top 1% have more than $759,900. The report defines wealth as the value of assets including property and stock market investments, but excludes debt.

 

About 3.4 bn people – just over 70% of the global adult population – have wealth of less than $10,000. A further 1bn – a fifth of the world’s population – are in the $10,000-$100,000 range.

Each of the remaining 383m adults – 8% of the population – has wealth of more than $100,000. This number includes about 34m US dollar millionaires. About 123,800 individuals of these have more than $50m, and nearly 45,000 have more than $100m. The UK has the third-highest number of these “ultra-high net worth” individuals.

 

The Credit Suisse survey calculates that there are now 2.4 million dollar millionaires in the UK , up 68,000 on a year earlier. In the US the number of millionaires is now more than 15m – up 903,000.

[Harrisfan]

2 minutes ago, Walker88 said:

One last point: please learn the difference between "less" and "fewer".

Go buy a new hangbag. That will make the next 4 years seem better.

[pomchop]

2 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

What would you know? Real men don't whinge like 12yo girls.

 

the absolute king of whining like a little child is the current POTUS...that is literally what he does every single day...there are none so blind as those that refuse to open their eyes...it is all so very very unfair how the orange child is treated.