155. It Is a Turbulent and Changing World | 這個動盪又變遷的世界
– Musings of Dr. Jamie C. Hsu, 2.3.2024
We are bombarded by all kinds of news these days. There are armed conflicts and wars in many places. There are trade wars, election wars, and business wars between countries and within countries. There are smear campaigns and misinformation in politics and on social media. There are constant verbal and non-verbal fights between the right, the left, the progressive, and the conservative. And even religious groups are involved in many of these chaotic fights.
Are human beings becoming insane and self-destructive? What do the next generations think of us? Sometimes, I feel like shutting my eyes and plugging my ears in order to keep my sanity.
Fortunately, history has taught us over and over again that such insanity and chaos shall pass someday, maybe after some tragic loss of lives and fortunes. But eventually, humans will see the absurdity of these conflicts and return to the civility and decency we all strive for.
There are other changes happening around us: global warming is causing extreme weather, and birth rates and healthy living are changing the demographics to shift the youth populations to Africa, India, and the Middle East. All of these will have drastic influences on economic growth, population migrations, and political structures.
The world is also changing at a fast pace, propelled by advanced technologies. Ever smaller microchips, innovative algorithms, fast wireless communications, and global talents have created a powerful high tech industry. At blinding speed, this industry has created massive automation in our daily lives, smart generative AI, super high-speed quantum computing, and clean solar and wind energy. Our way of gaining mobility is going through transformative change. Ownership of cars is shifting to usership of shared vehicles.
Even our bodies are going through dramatic changes. Wearable and implantable medical devices let us live a healthy and longer life. Telemedicine and widely available new vaccines are reaching underserved populations. These advancements are changing how we eat, dress, live, and move. And even how we learn and grow.
To survive or even flourish in such a turbulent and changing world, we must find our own true north, stay calm, and move forward with integrity and unwavering determination, just like a sailboat must do in a stormy sea.
這個動盪變遷的世界 (2024/02/03)
-作者 許俊宸博士
-中譯 薛乃綺
在這個時代，我們被各式各樣的新聞轟炸著。許多地方發生武裝衝突與戰爭；國家內部、國與國之間，不斷上演著貿易戰、選舉戰、以及企業間的鬥爭。政治和社交媒體中，充斥著錯誤資訊和抹黑行動。右派、左派、激進派和保守派間，更不斷地進行著言語上和非言語上的爭鬥。甚至宗教團體也捲入了許多這樣的混亂爭執中。
是不是人類正在變得瘋狂並自我毀滅？我們的下一代會怎麼看待我們？有時候，我真想閉上眼睛，堵住耳朵，只為了保持自身的理智。
幸運的是，歷史一次又一次地教會我們，這樣的瘋狂和混亂終將過去，或許會在經歷一些悲慘的生命和財產損失之後。但最終，人們將會看到這些衝突的荒謬，並回歸到所有人都努力追求的文明和正直。
我們的周圍也在發生其他變化；由於全球暖化，極端氣候變得更加頻繁；出生率和健康生活的變化正使得年輕人口轉向非洲、印度和中東地區。這些都將對經濟增長、人口遷移和政治結構產生深遠的影響。
世界也在以快速的步伐變化，推動者是先進技術。越來越小的微芯片、創新的演算法、快速的無線通信和全球人才創造了一個強大的高科技產業。這個產業正以超乎想像的速度，在我們的日常生活中，創造了大量自動化、智能生成AI、超高速量子計算、潔淨太陽能以及風能。我們獲得移動的方式正經歷轉型變革，擁有汽車的模式轉變為共享車輛的使用權。
就連我們的身體也正經歷劇烈的變化，可穿戴和植入式醫療設備讓我們活得更健康、更長壽。遠程醫療和新疫苗，現在能夠幫助到那些以前得不到足夠醫療服務的人們了。這些進步正改變我們的飲食、穿著、生活和移動方式；甚至改變了我們的學習和成長方式。
要在如此動盪和變化中生存、乃至繁榮，我們必須找到自己的真誠、保持冷靜，並用誠實和堅定不移的決心向前邁進，就像帆船航行在暴風雨的大海中所必須做的那樣。
