Why Bill Gates is optimistic about the next 20 years

2023-01-26 23:44:37Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Why Bill Gates is optimistic about the next 20 years
Bill Gates

Bill Gates spends much of his time talking about existential global threats, such as climate change or future pandemics that could affect the world. However, the co-founder of Microsoft is very optimistic when talking about the future of humanity.

Considering the challenges that new generations may face, Gates believes that anyone born within the next two decades will live better than those born in previous years.

In an interview at the Lowy Institute in Australia, Gates said: "I'm still very optimistic and I think it would be much better to be born in the next 20, 40 or 60 years than at any other time in the past."

The COVID-19 pandemic that brought the world to a standstill, the failure of governments to meet stated goals to address climate change or the conflict in Ukraine, which indirectly affects the rest of the planet, make Bill Gates think that times are better the good is yet to come.

But not everyone thinks the same way. A US Gallup poll found that only 42% of Americans believe today's young people will have a better standard of living than their parents.

One of the main reasons Gates believes people will live better in the future is the advances that have been made in public health, where under-5 mortality rates have decreased, and technological advances that not only bring us closer to our loved ones even when we are miles apart, but also allow workers to have a greater reach around the world.

There are fewer and fewer illiterate people in the world and "there are many tools to drive our innovation," said Gates, who underlined that living conditions have already improved.


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