What are some things wrong with the world today that affect everybody? what are some ideas to fix them?

Question

I'm taking a poll of what people everywhere think some of the major flaws of today's society are. I also want people, who have serious ideas/answers, to lend some eye-opening knowedge to the mass population, as to further spread the ripples of a better life for all. What realistic steps can we take to better the way life is lived?

Answer 1

If everyone could eliminate violent thoughts in their mind~ that would eliminate violence and hatred in the world.

Answer 2

Global Warming. It's a bigger threat than terrorism. We are too late to fully 'fix' the problem, but we absolutly MUST come together as a people to address this issue and start improving it.

The answers are already here, renewables, conservation, etc, all we lack is the collective will to implement these changes. But keep an eye on mother nature for the next several years, the party is just beginning. We are in a Heap O' Trouble guys, a real Heap O' Trouble!

Answer 3

The most wrong thing scilently affecting everyone is, advertisement brainwashing us "you need to have this to be happy" all the time, everywhere.
Many advertisements advocate that
we'll be happier if we buy their product,
we'll be healthier,
we'll be loved by our spouse,
we'll be recognised by friends and family,
we'll be able to be "somebody" only when we wear certain brand of clothing, wear certain shoes, ride certain car.
If we don't spend moeny we cannot express our character, we'll never have a clean home, we'll be depressed, fat, be in love, and your co-workers will look us down.
How serious is that? We have been so brainwashed by the ads, we have kept buying things which are not really usable, we need more money, we need bigger house, we need more and more storage space, we are spending more time to shop and organize things. Also, middle income class feel like they are poor, poor people condem the world, and rich people keep show off with more luxurious product. Frugalism became the word of a past centry.
This is really hard to control, because capitalism is thought to be something about economy to most of us, but the product (of ads) is wearing us out, at a cost of our lives. Mass production of useless (or not much used) things make the Earth sicker, depriving her resources.
Idea to fix it? I'm actually very skeptical, since people who's up to minimalism or eco-friendly keep buying things to prove they are echo-friendly. Yet, important key is to aware the affects of advertisements correctly. (No, we cannot give up the capitalism. Not realistic.) I believe the awareness is the only solution, wish someone read my opinion can come up with better solution. (Please)

Answer 4

1. We need a socailist government-where you share the welath because the gap between poor and rich is widening.
2. a univerisal healthcare system- so eveyrone has the right to immediate treatment and medical help.
3. we need to not only focus on how to treat a disease but also on how to prevent these diesease(with obesisty growing causing heart disease and diabettes)
4. war- is overrated, the army and money spent on war could be put to so many better uses.
5. We need to tak ecare of our enviroment, global warming is a HUGE problem.

Answer 5

World's biggest problems would be Bush and Cheney. Impeachment would go a long way towards fixing the problem

Answer 6

After over 60+years - From my perspective - apathy. It seems to have impacted everything from all aspects of life in and out of this counrty.

Answer 7

um i think consumerism and materialism are huge cause people are just tryna get stuff for themselves and only care about that, not care about loving other people and realizing that u should give to charity

Answer 8

Poverty, corporate greed, sectarian violence, war, adults who can't read, AIDS, heart disease, hunger, global warming, and the Republican party.

Answer 9

didn't you already ask this question? I still like the philosophy behind the movie "Pay it foward". look it up, watch it, research it.

Answer 10

greed and selfishness and fighting
Putting Satan into the bottomless pit will work great!!!