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BroodPlatypus t1_j1f736k wrote

Personalized medicine. Take a reading of my blood and whatever else and put together a cocktail of drugs, vitamins, and supplements that will make me feel as balanced and healthy as possible.

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forkystabbyveggie t1_j1fbq0t wrote

A super smart and totally not fraudulent lady named Elizabeth Holmes made this!

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kickbutt_city t1_j1f9mni wrote

This actually does exist. Search personalized supplements + blood test.

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Masterchiefychief t1_j1f9z7d wrote

Googled it what do you know about it? Do you know which website to visit?

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kickbutt_city t1_j1fasel wrote

I can't endorse anything as I haven't tried it. Sorry I couldn't be of more help!

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BobbSaccamano t1_j1f88f0 wrote

Efficient carbon capture technology to reverse global warming.

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kickbutt_city t1_j1f9osh wrote

Trees do this.

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snwfdhmp t1_j1fayax wrote

Why don't we just plant trees ⬇️

https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/why-dont-we-just-plant-lot-trees

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kickbutt_city t1_j1fbaha wrote

I never said plant trees. Any environmentalists knows that preserving old trees is more impactful than planting new ones.

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LouSanous t1_j1fj6bp wrote

That's not entirely true. While old large trees represent significant stores of carbon, forests that are early in their maturity absorb more carbon from the air. As they get older, they reach a steady state where the decomposition of old material reaches relative parity with the atmospheric absorption for new material.

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MysteriousPenis t1_j1fn6yv wrote

And any environmentalist knows one of the best ways to combat greenhouse gases is to inhale your own farts. Though, tragically, I hear pretentiousness is a common side effect. 😔

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skellis t1_j1favlh wrote

Trees also decompose or burn releasing the CO2 they captured.

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AuburnElvis t1_j1fbyum wrote

Victim blaming trees now?

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BadBillington t1_j1fh5yi wrote

This what causes them to turn on this according to M Night Shyamalan’s documentary “The Happening”.

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deinterest t1_j1fasdl wrote

Efficient? Planting trees and keeping them alive is hard. Soil quality isnt the best in many places either.

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kickbutt_city t1_j1fb2cx wrote

Are you kidding me?? Trees grow on their own without any need for human assistance and have for roughly 400 million years.

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deinterest t1_j1h4ff2 wrote

If we want to reverse global warming we will have to plant trees and manage these forests. And that is not easy.

Some data:

The mean survival rate computed on a sample of agroforestry private trees was 51% while on public trees it was 30%. In woodlots and forest plantations, private trees survived at 65% while the public ones survived at 40%.

On average, about half of trees planted in tropical and sub-tropical forest restoration efforts do not survive more than five years.

Tropical rain forests at some point can no longer sustain themselves either. It's delicate.

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Thoguth t1_j1fc4hu wrote

They aren't that great at doing it at the point of production.

Wouldn't it be awesome to have a tree-like thing that just turned the output of a car or power plant into ... I dunno, construction materials or something, without any extra CO2 going anywhere else?

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bachleder t1_j1fdu5m wrote

Hemp captures more carbon (aids in drawdown) than trees do. Plus, hemp performs better when compared to trees in bioremediation of the soil.

Using hemp into OSB or hempcrete further commits to drawdown as alternatives to current products that wouldn’t otherwise test as well on an ecologically friendly level. Especially for how widely we use wood, plastic, formaldehyde, and petrochemicals in construction hemp offers us a far more superior product in build and preventing off gassing down the road.

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[deleted] t1_j1f7l38 wrote

Working healthcare.

An economy that makes sense.

Non fucked housing situation.

Take your pick.

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pcnetworx1 t1_j1f8feo wrote

Whoa, whoa, whoa. You need something more realistic. Joining a leprechaun in riding a unicorn on the way to see Santa Claus is an example.

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edstirling t1_j1fbjly wrote

No you're supposed to pick. Isnt that the question? Which one would you pick?

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jetgrind t1_j1f7v1o wrote

Unlimited energy. We can solve a lot of other problems with this

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djdefenda t1_j1fc40o wrote

'solar' panels that run on nuetrinos rather than visible wavelengths

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MajestyJ t1_j1f8qvi wrote

Way more trains connected around the US. Not really a plane guy & car driving takes a toll.

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joshuaklinger t1_j1f89je wrote

Lossless transfer of consciousness from a live brain to a synthetic, immortal one.

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redredbeard t1_j1f9uri wrote

You would still die, you're basically making a copy of yourself.

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Gh0sT_Pro t1_j1fch1d wrote

A perfect copy is indistinguishable from the original.

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joshuaklinger t1_j1i651a wrote

I said lossless transfer of consciousness. So no, by definition, I wouldn't be dying.

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DressPsychological88 t1_j1fgguc wrote

Cells replace themselves; I'd rather have a virus that upgrades via edits to genetic code.

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PM_ur_Rump t1_j1fa8nf wrote

If consciousness is just electromagnetic signals, there is no real reason it couldn't exist purely as such. Who needs ftl, or even a vessel, be it a body, a computer, or craft, if you can simply exist as a waveform radiating across the universe?

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oneslowsloth t1_j1f9f67 wrote

Teleportation. I want to have lunch in Japan and get back within an hour.

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Scott4370 t1_j1faxn4 wrote

Unfortunately everyone will want lunch in Japan and you might get lost in a dropped call.

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Stinkydadman t1_j1f8ufw wrote

Bacta, no matter what’s wrong you get dipped in a bacta tank and it’s all better

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onlyspeaksinhashtag t1_j1f92k4 wrote

A way to filter out all the grade school level questions and theories people keep posting in this sub.

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klmccall42 t1_j1fdbst wrote

I want a way to filter out snarky comments and meta jokes that don't actually answer the question in any way.

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Quinthyll t1_j1f9nda wrote

Working, affordable to build nuclear fusion. We've just had the first case of getting more energy out of a fusion reaction than the amount of needed to create it, and that's major.

The next step is for that to be repeated. Then the costs brought down. Because once we can start to harness fusion reactions the energy needs of the entire world are solved.

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thehoagieboy t1_j1fbulf wrote

It's just 30 years away now.

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Quinthyll t1_j1fdflr wrote

I expect to see wide scale implementation within 10 years honestly. Now that we've gone from proof of concept, to actually producing more energy than it takes to create the reaction the next real hurdle is the cost of creating the initial energy burst. But now that we can create the energy, there's going to be a race to market, because the first to start selling fusion reactor power plants.... they're only gonna be mega rich.

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thehoagieboy t1_j1fenb1 wrote

Ignoring my "30 years away" jokey comment, I really don't see 10 years as being anywhere near reasonable. I think an optimistic number might be 20 and I don't think that will be wide scale, but rather an operating facility supplying power to a small local area.

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Max_vrlec t1_j1fe022 wrote

Might be sooner than you think! Www.creationcorps.org

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thehoagieboy t1_j1ffino wrote

That looks like fission not fusion. There is a big difference, but mainly being that one has been built and operated before and one has not.

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Max_vrlec t1_j1fg187 wrote

We're going to build whatever makes the most sense, so probably both. Plus invest in researching next generation energy production eventually. Whatever is beyond fusion. That's the goal anyways.

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thehoagieboy t1_j1fgsgo wrote

Well you can't build it till it works, so it'll be fission at a minimum for the next 20-25 years IMHO

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Max_vrlec t1_j1fip3e wrote

Well, here's a thought experiment: If an asteroid was headed towards Earth and we had to create a working fusion reactor in order to survive as a species... How long would it take?

If the idea of plentiful energy is popularized, and if the Creation Corps starts building power plants all over the place, the amount of resources going into the development of fusion technology will increase dramatically. Who knows, maybe we'll inspire a whole generation of nuclear engineers and physicists.

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thehoagieboy t1_j1fon5s wrote

My answer? 5 years. If we did a Manhattan Project for it and cost was no object? 5 years. The issue here is red tape, underhanded politics from petroleum companies that stand to lose money, politicians not wanting to fund it, cooperation from multiple countries that make the politics even worse, etc.

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JFB187 t1_j1f91qw wrote

Teleportation.

Or the ability to warm my car instantly in the winter. Whichever is easier, I guess.

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egmono t1_j1f9yrd wrote

Teleport your car to Florida.

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JFB187 t1_j1fa3bj wrote

You woke up using your big brain today. Hats off to, you.

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RufussSewell t1_j1f985w wrote

Immortality for all.

You must trade your fertility for it though.

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Essersmith t1_j1fau5r wrote

Had you asked me 10 years ago id have said fuck yes. As a parent to a 2 year old.. yeah no thanks to immortality. The love my kid gives me is impossible to describe. 10 years ago I wouldn't have understood. Shit. 2 years ago I wouldn't have understood.

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0RGASMIK t1_j1fc1n4 wrote

For me the idea of having a kid is like playing Russian roulette. Mental health/health issues I wouldn’t want to pass down. Maybe having a kid will change my life perspective but will I have to see my child struggle with it later in life? Also I barely have enough money to take care of myself let alone have a kid. I’d rather be immortal and have time to acquire wealth then adopt.

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-Firestar- t1_j1fafhb wrote

Video game food.

Oh, here's a thousand year old tomb. Perfectly good cheese and wheat inside. Would go miles for feeding the world's population. Stocking up on food with no expiration date.

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stumpdawg t1_j1f75tl wrote

A plug in the back of my head would be pretty sweet.

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Rogermcfarley t1_j1f807j wrote

Everyone, this guy when you need to charge your phone.

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BringBackManaPots t1_j1f9s5k wrote

A coffee grinder that stops grinding when the beans run out

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didjeffects t1_j1f7i1f wrote

Better battery, cheaper/lighter/denser would change the world.

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deruvoo t1_j1f8f05 wrote

Plant based meat substitute that tastes exactly like the real thing.

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kickbutt_city t1_j1fa3dj wrote

Lab grown meat that has real animal protein would be way better as there can be hormonal issues with eating only soy and wheat protein.

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Thoguth t1_j1fbx01 wrote

> Lab grown meat that has real animal protein would be way better as there can be hormonal issues with eating only soy and wheat protein.

I don't understand the confidence in lab-grown meat as a fix for the dietary needs of the future.

Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems like there would be substantial energy and water needs just to provide the precursor nutrients to turn into lab-grown meat -- kinda the same way we already have that problem with actual meat -- plus it would be an industrial process, complete with industrial demands and centralized ownership of productive capital and all the exploitation and abuse that the rest of the industrialized food chain has.

Seems like a better solution might just be -- raise some chickens. They eat bugs and weeds, lay eggs, and poop fertilizer. It's work, but it's right there.

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Wri5t4ack t1_j1fbz23 wrote

Insert if meat eaters acted like vegans YT video here

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Itwasthelag2324 t1_j1f9q36 wrote

There is already something like that, it’s called meat, don’t be scared

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deruvoo t1_j1ffzjn wrote

I love meat. I’d just like it to be easier to get my servings of veggies.

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cristorocker t1_j1f9utu wrote

Fusion energy. It would solve a host of imminent and chronic problems.

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bernasconi1976 t1_j1fak1j wrote

Affordable self driving car. A legit one that works where you get in and say your destination and boom you’re off

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FlatulentWallaby t1_j1fanxg wrote

Fusion. Clean energy for all would solve most of our problems.

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salsation t1_j1fax5f wrote

Cold fusion real soon please?!

Of course there will be negative consequences we can't see now, but let's make burning fossil fuels seem as ridiculous as burning whale oil.

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meltman t1_j1fbe73 wrote

regeneration of lost limbs.
cures for autoimmune disorders

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AdorableBackground83 t1_j1fa0iw wrote

A resource based economy as advocated by the Zeitgeist Movement and Venus Project

  • a system that actually takes care of human needs in the most optimized ways.

  • a system that is based around the intelligent management, distribution and production of Earths naturally scarce resources.

  • a system that respects and doesn’t damage our ecology and environment all for monetary gain.

  • a system that enables the highest standard of living for every person on the planet 8 billion and beyond.

I could talk for days but if we had this system implemented (especially on a global scale) then we can see more innovation than ever before without any government interference or financial deprivation.

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Sapang t1_j1fa0qi wrote

Automatic Shampoo Heater or Self-Heating Shampoo.

It is always cold when you apply it

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mdenglish t1_j1f93wb wrote

More successful fusion would solve everything, so the experts say.

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TeddieSnow t1_j1fb3mr wrote

Unfortunately it would have to be a myriad of similar innovations --

  1. Insanely inexpensive ocean water desalination and purification
  2. Crazy cheap home water recycling
  3. National reasonably priced irrigation systems for #1
  4. A way to send areas with too much water over to those who need it

We'll have the emissions thing solved in a reasonable amount of time. We'll have ample power for almost anything. But what good is all that without water?

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DirtGuy t1_j1fb5bs wrote

Self driving cars. I don’t mind driving, but the amount of morons who think they can drive/text/eat a sandwich at the same time astound me.

Source: I drive a pickup through New York City and the boroughs daily. Lots of stupid on the road

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Thoguth t1_j1fbb9m wrote

A method to substantially increase the amount of voluntary interpersonal charity in the world.

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HumanGomJabbar t1_j1fbtms wrote

Instant cure for depression and other mental illnesses

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HoaleBoy t1_j1fkl60 wrote

Believing that greed and averous are forms of poor mental health, I'd vote for this too.

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djdefenda t1_j1fbuwc wrote

A siri assistant combined with AI that actually works

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Koorsboom t1_j1fbvdn wrote

Graphene. Light as air, and stronger than steel. You can build anything with it, buildings, ships, roads that last forever, large bubble domes that can cover greenspaces, there are almost no limits. With large amounts of the material who knows what changes would be possible with energy or computing.

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DouViction t1_j1fbx53 wrote

Conscience upload. If we have this, every other problem would become either much less important up to being obsolete, or people who can actually solve these problems would have much more time.

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politedebate t1_j1fbz2k wrote

Anything to disprove the concept of a "creator" once and for all. We keep getting so close.

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mathematicalrock t1_j1fc7gq wrote

Selective memory deletion like in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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GhostcloneX t1_j1fckzr wrote

Room temperature super conductors. No line loss, all the power that is generated would go from plant to your outlet no loss. We could have a wind getting.power to where there is no wind and solar to where it's cloudy.

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SamohtGnir t1_j1fcldy wrote

Any technology? The matter replicators from Star Trek. Would let us literally do anything.

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redzeusky t1_j1fctpv wrote

Fusion energy of geo thermal anywhere such as that being developed by Quaise.

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InnocentiusLacrimosa t1_j1fcu9f wrote

Benevolent AGI. It could help us solve all kinds of problems due to the sheer scalability of it.

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ostentragious t1_j1fcvmi wrote

I want a universal basic income robots to take all of our jobs and then I can just focus on the stuff I am actually interested in.

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idistaken t1_j1fd0wa wrote

Teleporting, especially if it was possible to run with energy generated by renewables.

It would solve most if not all of the world's problems, human or otherwise.

- fossil fuel consumption would be almost null, thus a good deal of the air pollution would be gone, and the destruction of specific areas where fuel is gathered from would stop

- there would be no wars fought over said fuel

- no wars fought over water

- people in places where food is grown could receive fair pay for their work, since there would be virtually no middlemen between themselves and their final customer, plus no giant expenses due to transportation (this would apply to most products, really, not just food)

- food waste could decrease almost to zero since we would not produce more than we need to compensate the loss of a product due to short shelf life

- both fauna and flora would thrive and ecosystems would be rebalanced, since humans would not need to invade more wild territories to build roads, railways or crop fields

- family and friendship ties could become stronger, communities could become more personal and people would return to seeing their fellow human as an individual, not a number

- and other stuff I'm sure more people would point out and that I'm not thinking about right now...

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ricardoflair t1_j1fd5ei wrote

A more accurate method of figuring out contact prescriptions. Why are we still relying on me, the patient, to pick between Image 1 and Image 2 (that look exactly the same) to determine what prescription I need?

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Aurelia516 t1_j1fd5y5 wrote

A brain chip that could fix the left side of my brain so I can hear out of my left ear again.

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bipolarbear326 t1_j1fd8ey wrote

The ability to transfer my consciousness or brain to a new body.

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mikeBE11 t1_j1fdjsr wrote

Mind reading, a practical no question of what people are thinking or have done in the past. The amount of lying, blatant corruption and false leaders would essentially disappear or at least be brought to light. All courts and criminal investigations would be drastically decreased to crimes that had no intention and those that are fully guilty. The only way this tech could work is if there was no question in the results of the mind reading sadly, no percentages, no likelihood, just binary yes or no results of what individuals have don.e

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indoortreehouse t1_j1fene8 wrote

Non invasive thought-reading/ dream-reading/ capture

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Jaularik t1_j1fg72z wrote

Impossible, but man I really want it idea: teleporters. Think Star Trek transporters. To be able to magically disappear and reappear in seconds across any distance, no more driving, commuting.

Possible, will be here eventually but I want it now idea: self-driving cars. Not the novelty things we have now, I mean 100%, I can read a book or take a nap self-driving cars. I don't want to have to fight to stay awake while driving or lose time I could be doing something I want to do because I have to drive again.

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BrunkDartender t1_j1fkw5b wrote

Some type of mandatory watermark for AI deepfake/art/writing/technology that is hard coded into the finished product. This way there would be absolutely no doubt when we see AI creations as to where they came from.

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mzincali t1_j1foyf0 wrote

Quantum entanglement communications would be incredibly useful.

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chopanus t1_j1fq4z6 wrote

Extradimensional spaces like marry poppins bag or harry Potter tents.

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MuchoGrandeRandy t1_j1f7lh2 wrote

AI to sort garbage out of the landfills to use as a renewable resource.

Systems to deter hoarding of wealth above 1B USD.

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Super_flywhiteguy t1_j1f94s3 wrote

Bitcoin as the world's currency. No more central banks, no more Fiat being printed by governments for unlimited spending for bullshit it's citizens never asked for ( 20+ year war/occupation of other nations ). Fusion power is a close second.

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Zombie-dodo t1_j1fbh8s wrote

Bitcoin is a terrible, terrible substitute for currency.

The lag, the volatility, the inbuilt deflation, the permanence of loss, the wasted energy.

If it was really such a great currency, people wouldn't be hoarding it, but spending it.

It's not even a great collectible.

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politedebate t1_j1fbugq wrote

That would collapse the economy. Did you not learn from what happened not too long ago?

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