8 ways the world could suddenly end: Stephen Petranek at TEDxMidwest

Unintentional "Dark Futurist", Stephen Petranek, re-visits the subject matter of his original eleven year old TED Talk and offers the audience an extraordinarily sobering look at the eight critical issues that threaten human life on Earth.
In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

[@garrettbarton5240]

Who's watching this during the corona virus?

[@jimtaggert42]

youre a stooge!

[@questioneverything4120]

Bill Gates may be behind it all

[@jimtaggert42]

do not dis Trump here or you will b smashed!!!

[@CRAZY00STRYKER]

Me!👋

[@frankboff1260]

👋🏼

[@singh_mk]

The KZbin algorithm is much more intelligent than we think

[@waltermalin3540]

Mohit Singh it’s a smart phone, smart TV, Alexa, whatever you talk about the very first ad will be the last conversation you had for the last thing you looked up FYI I believe Snowden is a rockstar and after reading his books artificial intelligence is going to take over here before you know it! So they say🤷‍♂️

[@tompain2751]

They know everything,based on your searches.We are constantly profiled!...Your phone is listening,and tracking you too.

[@cherylruben5174]

@@tompain2751 But I'm sitting all alone... How the f does it read my mind lol

[@jlj777]

People program the YT servers all day every day! What is wrong with you people?

[@tompain2751]

@@HunneyChan How about other Ted talks?

[@JFTIII]

Dang. I'm only at #8 and Stephan has just described our last 2 years.

[@juliehay]

@@LittlePieceOfHeaven. yes, this extraordinary, ffs and wtf

[@pravarsinghdadhwal6308]

very unfortunate

[@angiedl31]

I was looking for this when this was recorded

[@Anonymous-rp1rs]

The fact that we were able to see a lot of this coming, really shows how terrible we are at adapting

[@paulferrante5192]

@@angiedl31 MARCH 12, 2014...(see the description)👍

[@Kylepersonal]

Ah, finally something on KZbin relaxing and easy to watch.

[@dianemitchell1717]

Love your sense of humor.

[@ImAlanSinclair]

Well this aged really well

[@teemuhakkarainen3]

yeah well lets see hows 2021 goes

[@ausernameiguess7058]

KZbin algorithm knows what it's doing!

[@nah8567]

Who would have known what this year would hold

[@philiphudgens4726]

2:45 Uh-oh...could we just make it 7 ways, Mr Petranek?

[@christopherschroeder5462]

stop invading my mind

[@gabrielvandijk69]

when this goes from a possible disaster list to a checklist.

[@maxswainston5180]

2020 bingo

[@swasome5821]

Ohh dear, I shouldn't have laughed at your joke.

[@nerdgator1379]

Nobody: 2020: Alright, we got global pandemic. Next, gamma rays...

[@ismirdochegal4804]

Some Countries can call semselfs lucky that some guys who make the important decisions actually watched this video ahead of time.

[@sarthurl9001]

Underrated

[@dianemitchell1717]

Now I know where the screenplay for UP came from. I am glad I am 82 but fear for the world to come for my sons and grand kids. Great, informative talk.

[@jwh0122]

2:46 pandemic 6:52 the sun brightens (unavoidable) 9:09 we develop a new life form 11:50 robots take over 12:25 a lot of volcanoes go off (unavoidable) 14:54 runaway greenhouse 17:07 nuclear war 18:28 asteroid

[@suuujuuus]

I am putting 10$ on nuclear war

[@muhammadjunaid3650]

@@suuujuuus you dont need to put dollar on anywhere cuz once nuclear war start, there wont be any survivor so your dollar will go unused.

[@ThePinkBinks]

2:46 Pandemic (still going through that) 6:52 Sun flare (ooh we have weapons that can do the same thing with EMP’s) 9:09 We develop a new life form (we have used synthetic vaccines and biological weapons are poised everywhere - oh and yes amateurs are experimenting at home! - We nearly killed all plant life a few years ago but the lab grown bacteria was cancelled from being released into the wild at the last minute) 11:50 AI takes over (some super computers have been classified as having “partial sentience” now and if that recent declassified UFO was a war vehicle just like the last one was the Nighthawk stealth bomber it’d have to be piloted at least in part by very intelligent AI) 12:25 Lots of volcanos go off (and we have bombs that can cause them to all go off) 14:54 Runaway greenhouse effect (looks like that’s started and we’re too late) 17:07 Nuclear war and or other nuclear disasters from war (ready and poised to go and we set fire to Chernobyl last month) 18:28 Asteroid (some close calls recently) I’m glad I didn’t breed.

[@sapshady8020]

@@suuujuuus the pandemic landed a good shot tho.

[@terrifictomm]

Thanks for this.

[@unstablefusion3]

“3 different waves, pretty much about 6 months apart” Get ready

[@karzygijose]

slepx first wave down lol

[@jeyDsixx18]

slepx the thing that should scare people is every person who got the flu during the second wave died....ummm how much is Elon musk selling those tickets to mars for??

[@midimusicforever]

Let's see. First wave slighgly starting to cool off. 2nd wave was the super lethal one with the Spanish flue. I'ma buy that gas mask I think.

[@mikefuhard1384]

slepx yeah they are propaganda pandering bad

[@midimusicforever]

@@ewalddoornebal3832 At least I would look cool. Or silly.

[@getthisbovineoffmylawn]

This hits different in 2020.

[@maxswainston5180]

2020 bingo

[@Revanchist9765]

Yep

[@SomeIsBest]

This hits different 3 week later 😄.

[@jonmaybe3754]

@@SomeIsBest this hits different 19 hours later

[@SomeIsBest]

@@jonmaybe3754 😄👏

[@ZacD]

I love his approach to how something went negative for him, don't hide from it, talk about it and challenge it, it's great

[@HaileyAndTheArt]

It's wild that this was uploaded 8 years ago. It's scary how accurate a lot of his predictions are regarding a world wide pandemic.

[@davenorth8922]

TED Talks put it on the "Net in 2014.

[@alvaroq2024]

Just to clarify, it’s not just one man’s prediction! He’s the messenger.

[@jamespatton7965]

Not a pandemic, but a PLANdemic!!

[@DanielVerberne]

Pandemics are a fact of life - not hard to predict.

[@thomasmacginnes100]

Plan’s take time. . Remember ! This is Not a microbiologist and virology is among the [rainbow] sciences../

[@wickedpissa25]

Every disaster starts with a politician ignoring a scientist.

[@donthurtmyfeelingsplz]

How many movies have you watched

[@wickedpissa25]

@@donthurtmyfeelingsplz All of them, I think.

[@678friedbed]

you meant every "scientist" that is currently telling our politicians that this is a doomsday event when in reality is just slight hiccup.

[@wickedpissa25]

@@678friedbed Well, if consider 230,381 deaths in just 110 days to be a "slight hiccup", then you just might be a sociopath. Sorry.

[@678friedbed]

@@wickedpissa25 yo do realize the majority of those deaths were people already on their death bead right? you also realize that doctors are also being persuaded to write deaths down as covid even when they are not. but hey let's all jump on the fearmongering bandwagon.

[@mimiccave]

Me: I need to reduce my anxiety KZbin: '8 ways the world could suddenly end' Me: Oh hey cool, I'll click on that

[@djsmackz]

💯 what just happened to me!!!haha

[@squamish4244]

If the world suddenly ends, at least your anxiety will too. And mine :P

[@fabric12345]

@BattyMusic You experience anxiety? Since when?

[@fabric12345]

You experience anxiety? Since when?

[@aaronrasheed9440]

Hahaha so true brother, you nailed it! That's me as well.

[@shav972]

the whole time i was hoping he’d play that piano

[@AkiMatti]

Here in 2022, this feels like he was too optimistic.

[@oldsesalt8496]

2023 now, and the flu talk was very familiar. In 2019 I would have found it science fiction.

[@Tk-iz2ws]

​​@@oldsesalt8496 I am here in 2024

[@imsavage2449]

2020: Nice ideas lets put them to the test

[@paranormalabilitynetwork1434]

Made me laugh 🤣

[@michaels4255]

When he said the second wave of the Spanish flu killed *everyone* who contracted it, I thought, "This may be the perfect bioweapon." First, you engineer it in the lab. Then you make a vaccine and vaccinate everyone in your own country. Then you unleash it on your least favorite enemy. Not advocating that, but it is something that even a small and poor country could potentially do.

[@EarthEphemeralGems]

You made me laugh out loud

[@charliea4428]

Made Me cry

[@greatwhite3512]

When he said "market in china" all i could do was sigh

[@TheFace3701]

2014: "Pandemic? This isn't a movie. It'll never happen." 2020: "Pandemic! This is like a movie! I can believe this is happening!"

[@perfectlypurepinkpompompan3467]

A bad, B-grade horror flick with a very erratic plot!!

[@TheFace3701]

@@perfectlypurepinkpompompan3467 I read that as "erotic plot". Would have been better. lol.

[@jawadad802]

trump; "someone said movie?... I know movies, I'm the best in movies... this sounds like a comedy plot"

[@aceplayerMusic]

that's why I wouldn't be surprised if a zombie apocalypse happened.

[@marjineptune5259]

@aceplayer The zombies don’t feel pain. Humans feel pain. It’s going to get sad to try to differentiate. It’s going to be a sad sad world. I hope Beauty will be able to be found in each individuals hearts.

[@janettomlin950]

Keep preaching 😊 thanks very much 🎉

[@mm.f262]

this guy is a prophet! in the next 5 years we will experience all of these

[@chaseblair7531]

When the first thing he describes is basically the corona virus.... Uhhhh. *sweating

[@leahmc113]

It's crazy because he did this talk so long ago!

[@danielt.3152]

Ever see the movie Andromeda strain?

[@mitchy6565]

And the second is a 'coronal' mass ejection

[@pauldudakadanielthomson8890]

The older I get the less I like Asians. Eugenics and sneaky population reduction always comes out of Asia these days.

[@frogwearingwellies6149]

@Danny Scholten how much is Eugene paying you?

[@calebmckay704]

KZbin at 3am: "wanna see 8 ways the world could suddenly end before you go to bed?"

[@ycrep1993]

KZbin at 3am: wanna see a checklist of current affairs?

[@chefrafael]

He was spot on !

[@earthjustice01]

Great lecture, very entertaining, and prescient. I wouldn't be surprised if someone listening to this talk was inspired to write the screenplay for the movie: "Look up"

[@naomic123]

He's basically stating how life is going to be from 2020 onward...

[@johnvanfloydlawson9955]

Spot on naomi....

[@introverteddawg9805]

The beginning of the end. The year that destroyed any hope i had for humanity. Good people exist, but they'll never get anywhere close to power and get killed before they can make a change.

[@wendyladybug355laurie4]

@@introverteddawg9805 Trust In Our Savior Jesus Christ. I'm Praying For ALL To Turn To Him& Open Their Hearts & SOULS!!!!May God Bless ALL PRAYERSNLUV WWG1WGA 😇😇✝️✝️

[@costealucia5357]

@@wendyladybug355laurie4 Just please....

[@robertagren9360]

What we need is a steady economy with smaller planets with suns and moons to spread out the risks with this investment on earth. We need planets who produce oxygen and planets with water, we need a planet with dogs and a planet with cats.

[@nomoneyrichy5227]

Crazy how watching this 6 years later and now we have the corona virus .

[@Asiasnow33]

Ricky Bando check out event 201

[@jessiemarie636]

Politicians don’t listen to people like him

[@MrDanielHawes]

They have predicted things along the lines of what we are looking at now for a very long time

[@xxxgames4458]

No because its man made actions. Like me saying I'm gonna die april 29th at 3pm then commit suicide, wow I was nostradamus, or wait, no I planned it. Everything is planned,everything. As if the most powerful, most ruthless, most intelligent humans and satans army would just go off randomness, everything.....

[@MrDanielHawes]

@@xxxgames4458 Who planned it?

[@tctc440]

We need an Update talk from this man ...

[@cozmovox]

let's enjoy the time we have left and be kind to each other.

[@lucreziapallermo7716]

“Last greatest pandemic”... Corona: time to shine

[@iamdevingriffin]

this worries me

[@dilby3246]

It's not nearly as deadly as Spanish Flu

[@c3sPAze]

@@dilby3246 Yeah no one had any idea of viruses back then. The were still bloodletting for a cure.

[@johnmarathoncostie8278]

It’s at least a 5% mortality rate

[@potatonoodlebear8035]

John marathon Costie the 5 % mortality rate happen when ur medical system is still working. The mortality rises drastically when u lack life supporting devices. Chronic disease also up the mortality rate. If millions gets infected, most of times, the medical system will just straight crash, and the mortality rate rises very fast. That is pretty much what is happening in Italy. Their medical system is quickly breaking from the pressure of so much patients. “ people dying, people crying”

[@coolstorybruh88]

Ted Talk: These different scenarios could wipe us out 2020: Yes

[@gangigirl1]

It's now 2023. This man is a prophet.

[@-MuhammadHamza]

Not a good sign that I'm being recommended this video.

[@candiekain7621]

Its because of your history search. It did it to me too, i look up 1 thing and all this stuff pops up.

[@elaboussimourad7245]

Funny when he says: when a pandemic comes, you wana know if yoh have the flu, and you won't be able to find a doctor!!

[@MeemKhaMeemDhal--khaYaRaWawNun]

and immediately followed by CORONA too after that talks about pandamics !

[@villykase6456]

@@MeemKhaMeemDhal--khaYaRaWawNun and when saying corona about the sun and how the climate will change,today while I am watching it is March 26th 2020 and its not spring-these last few days is real winter and there is snow everywhere and cold...

[@jlink0678]

El Aboussi Mourad he predicted the future (coronavirus)

[@peytonquinn3095]

@@jlink0678 It is science that he is using that using (and quite well) to make these predictions.

[@ZAToMsTyLee]

lol where do you live? i can visit a doctor, just need an appointment now and not just go there and wait

[@reubensher8144]

No 8 is No 1 today 2020/21

[@HungerSTR1KE]

2021: "Why is a pandemic all the way down at #8? He nailed it in the first 5 minutes of his talk."

[@artimess3268]

He was working up the ladder

[@redbustourguide]

Thats exactly what I siad. Were living in a simulation

[@jamesmadden7396]

Who else is watching this in 2020 as the coronavirus is breaking out

[@SpainSpain-kr8lh]

Corona virus is small potatoes compared with climate change.

[@BCRichWarlock08]

2040

[@michael02munrolm29]

Kory Malone Climate change will bring out many sorts of viruses

[@noobie9537]

We were unaware of all the dangers watching humanity Finally we imagine how small and venerable we are mo fou moi i am a big gopia

[@damer651]

Me

[@jaykay9639]

How strange that the first thing he talks about is a killer virus and the second thing is the Suns CORONA! I'm having a twilight zone moment.

[@chastitye2522]

JayKay 963 I thought the same.

[@cherylmcelveen2817]

It's predictive programming.

[@hahna77]

@@cherylmcelveen2817 yessum

[@sherya.7067]

lol

[@JustinaHanke]

Freaked me out. They put the virus out there because they know the grid will be knocked out!

[@fastestslowest1864]

Your all words are coming true. sir!!!

[@danielbates7754]

I keep checking the years this was posted.

[@kyra7891]

Earth: **billions years old** also earth: **decides to kill humans just when I'm alive** i feel special somehow

[@namelessperson6130]

exist6ence 〜 exactly lol

[@donutviper1]

Theirs a short story called “The Egg”. I think you might find it extremely interesting. It may even change the way you view your life and it only takes a couple minutes to read. Let me know what you think ☺️

[@kyra7891]

@@donutviper1 Hi. Well, I just read it, and it really changed me, somehow... It's a really interesting theory. Thank you for sharing with me

[@nickhalaburda8602]

exist6ence 〜 😂

[@teridactyl1250]

Donut Viper It’s an interesting take on the question of how can you know anyone but you is real

[@samsngdevice5103]

I'm hugging my toilet paper value pack.

[@perfectlypurepinkpompompan3467]

okey.... did it help?

[@TheDabPab]

Bidets FTW

[@newday8545]

😂

[@davidferguson4044]

@@newday8545 don't squeeze the Charmin

[@hanszlh6522]

maybe you should go and get a spare , before the Joneses do ! ..

[@samann95014]

We survived the pandemic of 2019-2022. Now we need to get ready for the other 7.

[@dion5804]

Not the last pandemic. Be patient. Will come more.

[@Damnsaburna]

This man is a seer.

[@winstonchang777]

I do not mind that i died suddenly from a sudden end of the world....The problem is how it may not be SUDDENLY....

[@frankboff1260]

True

[@bobinthewest8559]

Yes... death of the species through attrition is definitely much more frightening.

[@susancarolan153]

Amen. SMC xxx

[@susancarolan153]

No one ever listens to the prophets, who are often stoned. Xxx

[@bjulianaleo3025]

Matthew 24: 21 for then there will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again. 22 In fact, unless those days were cut short, no flesh would be saved; but on account of the chosen ones those days will be cut short. Bible prophecy has been proven to have happened, or come true. Records of prophetic events, that we recorded in early scrolls or scriptures...came true hundreds of years later according to historical data discovered through archaeological findings. SO, if people can imagine things today as being a Futuristic event... Why not Trust that what God is relaying to us, will also come true? Matthew 24, had a two part meaning. One was for Jerusalem and it's future demise in 70 CE/AD - and one is for us today.

[@rosagarcia428]

2020: WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE THAT DOWN

[@NurseSnow2U]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bvashisht9283]

He predicted the corona, and it's place of origin!

[@jerryspinosa5466]

Its a shame that most people do not care! We get what will happen talk is cheap, unfortunately nothing will ever get done about it.I live as sustainably as possible, hope its making a difference.

[@bobinthewest8559]

Somewhere in a city near you, is a man holding a sign that reads, "THE END IS NEAR"... He has been doing this for over 50 years now...

[@roymolina3680]

😷😁🤣yes I thought the same ..like on independence day the movie

[@josephsamarrippas5114]

Think people are getting the idea?

[@tuanlechuyengiatinhcam5727]

@@roymolina3680 His sign reads "Thy Kingdumb come!"

[@akaishadouglas8259]

Lol too funny comment because ive seen it years ago

[@wanelly]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AmassiveOverLoad]

It's funny how these talk have no effect on policy makers.

[@thereGoMapo]

The incompetence is sickening

[@wmdee2961]

Government have no say in big matters.

[@damer651]

Policy makers already know about these things.

[@yankee2666]

So, someone giving a talk should influence policy matters?

[@devnampriyapriyadarshi1331]

@@yankee2666 Yes, if they are essentially required and helpful for our wellbeing.

[@TrapperAaron]

Here were are in 2022, 3 years into a worldwide pandemic. It's still growing strong. Spanish flu 1918, covid 2019. Everything he is saying would have put us in a much better position to handle our current pandemic situation.

[@adambrickell6425]

Maybe you are still living in a worldwide pandemic, I'm not!

[@rldavidmclaughlin1832]

Anybody else here during the hard times within the world. 🇺🇦❤️ Thought are with you.

[@uhclem]

When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.

[@mayedalshamsi]

@ian sutton I don't. I prefer bad rhymes. Like kibble and asphyxiation. But I concede I probably belong to a minority.

[@mayedalshamsi]

@ian sutton Haha! Fair enough! Nice rhymes, by the way.

[@mayedalshamsi]

@ian sutton Of course! As well as 'official' and 'concerning.' How do you come up with such rhymes? 😍

[@lonniecavenee6201]

You stole my motto.

[@PrivateVargas]

Robert Heinlein "The Cat Who Walks Through Walls"

[@GoFlyFeetOnGround]

8. Pandemic 7. Sun brightens 6. We develop a new life form 5. Robots AI 4. Volcanos 3. Greenhouse/ Warming 2. Nuclear War 1. Asteroid I recommend watching full video, really helpful.

[@tanqueray1707]

Helpful to increase your anxiety!

[@Setiva]

I think an asteroid hit would be the most deadly and terrifying.

[@robertmorrison1944]

@@tanqueray1707 urgency

[@Wavewolfaroha]

Thanks for the summary!

[@woodenspoon6001]

Pandemic indeed Sun related indeed No new life form Robot can program itself indeed Super volcanos ready to blow Global warming indeed Nuclear war prob on the way Asteroid is the end of 2020

[@campeau29]

It's Spring 2022, and it's looking grim.

[@5rings16]

It will never end!!

[@shantel1727]

He was pretty spot on.... living through reason 8 right now !!!!!!!!!

[@coomcake]

So cool of Bill Gates to make time in his busy schedule for this ted talk

[@stuartcrossland1746]

He took time off from his eugenics programme.

[@DimensionC--vl6lw]

You idiots, that is not even Bill Gates, that is Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

[@alphafort]

LOL

[@TheMenyDude]

hahaha!

[@CeeJayDee94]

you're all wrong, it's Bill's brother. Do some research next time..

[@kristensorensen2219]

Glad I'm 65 !

[@banyaibotond-peter3251]

He warned us!!

[@laurv8370]

who is watching this in 2020? kudos!

[@AngelaH2222]

The is starting to get a little too real....

[@Filmgirlphilosopher]

He needs to turn all 8 of these into separate dark future horror films , it will be entertaining, but also possibly the one way to make people listen 👂

[@nejcrebolj2013]

Korenski23 there are many movies like that already 😂

[@niceoneasfuck1]

@@nejcrebolj2013 u

[@damer651]

I'll only watch them if you are playing a starring role!

[@perfectlypurepinkpompompan3467]

Why not put ALL of them into the same movie? Would be far more entertaining and realistic than Sharknado, lol.

[@MR-xv5oo]

One of those movies have already come to past. Covid 19

[@kasperorganics-organiccott6881]

That was awesome. Thanks.

[@jeanmank6342]

I'm get chills hearing about the pandemic and checking off the boxes.

[@marcussssss2848]

Man was ahead of his time😳😳😳

[@Carmine_Lupertazzi]

Maybe cos he’s in on it and has large shares in vaccine companies, and isn’t a prophetic genius?

[@OwlxArt]

jakeheke Not everything is a conspiracy. We learn things about this and experts have been warning about possibility of pandemics such as this for years and you also learn it in public health classes. People don’t seem to realize this is the 7th coronavirus strain mid 1900s so it’s not something new yet we don’t prepare for the next one

[@Carmine_Lupertazzi]

Brother, this is a man-made virus. This is not a natural strain of flu. Therefore, by definition, negates your entire argument.

[@yankee2666]

No he isn't/wasn't - you just need to get caught up.

[@jc6226]

@@Carmine_Lupertazzi wrong

[@bobsaturday4273]

" computers will be smarter than us in 20 years " has anyone really taken a look at the level at which most people operate ate at ?

[@shabookisunshine]

I know, right? They can't even properly type ype out their sentences.

[@carpo719]

@@shabookisunshine :D. Nailed it

[@foottoast4235]

@@shabookisunshine Chill dude, its easy to type something wrong

[@mjw221]

Haha! Spot on.

[@davidschmidt2081]

@@foottoast4235 lol of course it's easy to type something wrong, still doesn't make you look good though because it's also easy to look at your words as you type them.

[@brianboswick3756]

I can only imagine how things may be different now. I haven't listened to this individual before, however, in my opinion, incredible information...

[@rollingmancave4547]

How prophetic!

[@mirrorspeak]

Something to look forward to…

[@TrinityHealth215]

"This is how the world's going to end. Not with a bang, but a whimper". T.S. Elliot

[@nicholasmcguire2824]

"This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper." not trying to be a tool but you quoted it wrong

[@fredb92]

How about ending with a "Tweet!"

[@kunstwert]

06:33 "... we can build a public health system that takes care of us in a pandemic." It echoes in my mind...

[@santiagog6874]

2022 this talk really means something

[@waldwassermann]

There is only one universal consciousness which veils itself so not to be by itself. To be more concrete. The meaning of life is love. - Wald Wassermann, Physicist.

[@KabobHope]

On the bright side: I needn't worry about those student loans.

[@rickwhite4137]

In most countries, education is free or almost free. The US has the most costly education system in the world. The republicans don't want educated people. They tend to vote for the democrats. therefore, they don't want young people to go to school.

[@mr.h5436]

My son graduated with 29K in debt from Cal Poly. He started work 6 weeks later. He works in machine learning for a defense contractor. Drone program. He paid off his loan in 6 months.

[@rickwhite4137]

@@mr.h5436 Very good for him! But there are thousands of examples where students end up in a life long debt.

[@mr.h5436]

@@rickwhite4137 true. Lucky he is healthy, no accident, no injury. Personal finance though, it's not a human strength.

[@FrodeLtvedt]

@@rickwhite4137 did you know that Russia has 4 times the number of engineers compared to the US, despite having only half the population? What made America into the land of opportunity was the incentive for highly educated people to come to America. In one of those countries you speak of a recent article talks about there being only one person left on the west cost that wants to be a painter. Hordes of cheap workers from east of Europe and other parts of the world do most of the hard, low level work, but they do not always settle, but instead move to where they can find work. In the other end of the scale you find that you need a bachelor degree to even work in a kinder garden in some areas. This creates an ENORMOUS pressure on the youth who can no longer expect to survive with a low level job. Truth is, you don't NEED a large number of highly educated people to create a successful nation. You only need to maximize the incentive and opportunities for those few exceptional people to come and create jobs for the rest of us.

[@justamanofculture12]

6:18 *Once a legend said:* "In a Pandemic if you have a flu, you won't be able to find a doctor."

[@ArashArfaee]

Wisdom is a rare commodity! He has it. We all see that his first prediction came true. Are we wise enough to get ready for the rest or we just wait and observe our own demise? 🤔

[@dianemitchell1717]

Wow. This speaker was spot on about COVID seven years ahead of time.

[@happysoul941]

I had watched this video a year or two ago. Impressed as I was from the wisdom contained herein, it's just passed off as another "science talk". Watching it again today, in the Covid-19 times, shows it entirely in a different light. The prophecy in this video is so surreal.

[@ajmahara32]

Because it's plandemic

[@DimachkaS]

Did anyone else find this video really relaxing?

[@Ryan-eu3kp]

Most likely you have depression

[@xelosilva4041]

@@Ryan-eu3kp not just depression, but anxiety, schizophrenia, psychopathic, bullied past 12 years, an orphan, and 6 failed suicide attempts.

[@harrison777ify2]

Xelo Silva Jesus

[@cynthialuv3671]

@@xelosilva4041 Damn I thought I had issues

[@philipackerley5775]

Love it, as others have commented how well it has aged. The virus one, wow!

[@griseld]

WAR

[@ClayRavin]

Eight years later, I think #2 might be #1 now.

[@benbovard9579]

Oh yeah, this is great to watch at 2 am when all the lights are turned off on my room just what I need to go to sleep.

[@adamtrattles5874]

even scarier watching it in 2020 😷

[@TheAdamHawk]

Yiiiiikes. Hearing him talk about the rain forest around @16:30 and knowing how bad they're screwing up in South America right now. Oof.

[@gerampelotto]

Actually, 2010 had more fires than now

[@dickcastle]

Yeah now you can add austrailia to that .. not good

[@najielhajjhassan]

Watching this now gives this man a price

[@tooyoungtobeold8756]

Stephen, it is now 2021 and we are living the dream.

[@RalphDratman]

I am watching this on March 7, 2020. The part of Mr. Petranek's talk that deals with possible future pandemics is so on-target and turned out to be so futile, because people do not like to consider certain kinds of hazard that might be ahead.

[@kathypiazza4567]

Ralph Dratman And too many discount anything scientists can prove. Let’s depend on 2000+ year old prophecy, superstition & mythology, hard science doesn’t allow for opinions or magical thinking so discredit the findings!

[@RalphDratman]

@@kathypiazza4567 Exactly right. And it is sad that people right here in the US get such poor educations that superstition still appeals to them.

[@lucathemusician4159]

Sorry Kathy but that is just not true scientist can barely prove anything they have no facts about how the earth was created they think it was created by a bang if it was then how are we able to even live so far the only thing I’ve seen a bang do is make some noise not create a whole world out of nothing

[@RalphDratman]

@@lucathemusician4159 You are a non-English speaking foreign troll. No one wants to hear from you,.

[@suehowie152]

They are simply scenarios that are so horrifying that our brains can't comprehend..

[@liberval9425]

Starts at 2:36

[@renegades5502]

Hits super hard in 2021

[@Chanesmyname]

“It is almost incomprehensible how much CO2 we are putting into the air, if we don’t stop this within 10 years it will be too late” He said, 8 years ago, that’s how old this was when I saw it. Now, it really is too late and we failed to take the warning seriously, the planet is now moving to change and doing so at a pace.

[@Lilianamarie999]

This is oddly comforting. Simple, straightforward. That's how I like my potential ELEs.

[@dominickata6817]

what are ELEs

[@Badz_B34chst4r]

In addition to an impending pandemic he says we have 10 years to drastically change the amount of C02 we emit to the atmosphere, and that was 6 years ago... =(

[@eliasjimenez6766]

an even nuclear war seems more close to us

[@sivabalan1370]

This man is living 100 years ahead of our time...

[@justins5225]

No, just 8-15 years ahead

[@dianemitchell1717]

You hope.

[@ukaszk.8305]

Prophetic.

[@simul8rduude]

6 years from when this is posted and we're dealing with a global pandemic thats being compared to the spanish flu. we've done none of your tips for how to best prepare for this either.

[@jwhippet8313]

Thank God it turned out not to be anywhere near as bad. 1918 killed 5% of all people alive at the time.

[@simul8rduude]

@@jwhippet8313 It's still not over yet. Even with the vaccines rolling out. Not everyone has gotten their shots, some people who have got one have been reinfected. We still have a ways to go, and while the death rate isn't super bad yet the infection rate is...and continues to climb.

[@ronaldlogan3525]

but that would be socialism, we can't do that, no profit !

[@hanszlh6522]

No , NOT TRUE - we've run down the 'Health-Sector' ( - quite thoroughly !! ) and increased desertificayshun - to stikk our heads into the sa.. ( - deeply .. ) !!

[@kolbytard]

This guy knows how to talk. Some people talk but its nothing more than talk. This guy talks when he's talking and I respect that

[@TheJoker-qr1rx]

I like how his voice tone sometimes changes from normal to terrified as if he he knew this is gonna happen

[@jphalsberghe1]

right

[@affectionatlas]

This is one of the greatest prophecies

[@andreasantoniou3481]

What a lovely positive speech!

[@skylanderdadandskylanderbo8327]

Iwish we would spend more on saving humanity than we do on trying to kill each other.

[@pureenergy5051]

skylander Have you seen the youtubes about the Fukushima extinction level event? It is said to be on purpose, so NO, no money for that.

[@kingbriantherighteous6124]

@@pureenergy5051 iirc the last i researched on that was that there was nothing that can be done about it and nothing in the foreseeable future short of nuking the plant and that supposedly isn't on the table. it is a living nightmare with the potential to indeed be an ELE. they have over 1500 spent and unspent fuel rods to remove from the three damaged reactors with each removal having to be done with precision. and all the while for over 8 years radioactivity has continued and will continue to pour into the air and the pacific ocean. b/c it is such a daunting task that these individuals face. damn! mankind what have we done. murphy's law put to an ultimate test.

[@DavidSmith-sf4rl]

@@kingbriantherighteous6124 I know of several prominent scientists who are moving out of the hemisphere to Norway. Yeah.

[@takeadayofff]

The only way to save human kind is to reduce population to < 1bil. All of Earth's minerals and waters can't sustain this many stomachs.

[@xelosilva4041]

You should know by now, that is never gonna happen

[@Celticowl4136]

Been looking for a cheery video to distract me. Thanks YoTube

[@EddieMachetti]

My fiancé showed me the movie Contagion in 2019. The whole time she was saying “this could happen” and “this is one of my biggest fears.” Looking back at that time is wiiiild. Seems like a decade ago.