Hero Impervious

I notice a certain naive indifference to looming world problems.
There are huge lists of potential world-ending theories, From global warming to meteorite strikes, from honey bees to magnetic pole flipping and from grey goo to solar flares. (There's a great TED talk about most of these.)

While the indifference may be attributed to over-stimulation, and media fear mongering, leading to a numb sense, or simply to blissful ignorance, I propose an alternative theory.



What if people don't fear today's looming dangers because they secretly and unconsciously assume that someone more powerful or more intelligent then them will pop up at the last minute to save the day? Do we put all of our eggs in the 'Heroes and Technology' basket, instead of taking dire situations into our own hands?

Professional VS. Power User+

Trend Guess of the Day:

As information and technology become increasingly available to the public, an individual's internal locus of control will soon encompass materialistic possessions.

Expounding:

Most modern households currently own a printer. Some homes have multiple printers, some of these have additional features such as scanning or photo-printing capabilities. Recently, 3D printers, while usually much too expensive for personal usage, are starting to appear in the sub-$500 category.

From this point, it doesn't require a huge stretch of the imagination to think that soon individuals will be rapid prototyping their own circuits, cellphones, and clothing within their homes.

The capability to do so will exist, and will be desired. People like things made just for them. 'A perfect fit'. And how can we be surprised, when the word 'Custom' encompasses most of the word 'Customer'?

This same concept applies to food, energy, and many other areas. When homes are efficient, and can run on their own solar and wind energy, they wont need a power grid. I had never realized before how much "Going Green" is synonymous to "Going Independent."