With all of the depressing news in the world, many people are justifiably afraid that humanity is careening toward extinction. A 2021 poll of 10,000 young people aged 16 to 25 found that 56% believed humanity is "doomed" due to climate change. Even if climate change doesn't take us out, there are the existential threats posed by war with nuclear explosives or other weapons of mass destruction, a lurking specter thanks to global conflicts spanning from Israel to Ukraine.
These are depressing subjects to contemplate, but few are more relevant — and by discussing them, we at least make it theoretically possible to solve the underlying problems.
