The 25 year old bet

 

  • Who is Kevin Kelly? DETAILS! 
     He is a resident techno-optimist 
  • Who is Patrick Sale? DETAILS!
    A author who dosen`t want the new technology world.
  • Describe the chief conflict between the two men.
    Kelly came to Sale o talk about how is totally disagreed with his new book over technology.
  • What was the bet they made?
    That by the year of 2020 the world  wouldn`t` collasped like Sale had predicted.
  • How did the bet go in the three areas measured?
    • Economic Collapse
            During the bets time spannd there was the Great Depression, global pandimeic, and predatory captialisum. This all hurt the economy and the average joes way of leaving but technonolgy saved it.
    • Global Environmental Disaster
              During that time spand we had state wide forest fires that rages on for days. Killing people and taking their homes/buisness. Global warming, deforestation, and polution raged on. All of these were caused and be fixed by technology.
    • The War Between Rich and Poor
                Where the middle class id being runout by the upper class 
  • Do you agree with the verdict of the judge who settled the bet? Why or why not?  Yes beacauseall the evidnec shows improvemnt with some changes and sacrifices 
  • What other areas SHOULD the bet have covered? If you were making a similar bet for the NEXT 25 years. what areas would you include for judgment? Other ares to be covers are The affect on society, and the economey. If i were making this bet i would have a survey be part of judgment, the overall life quality of people and the world

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