Future Belongs To?

For those of you who read the 1970's classic by Toffler, Future Shock, I bet would have been mesmerized by the capacity of someone to think out of the box. At least I was.

So here is my uncanny attempt on who will be a Future Leader. (Some of the ideas here are already made into movies / were the sources) Lets see if we could mix some mythology to make things interesting.

1. The competencies of Nations would be redefined not by the number of nukes they possess but how effectively they shield their resources against nukes. The future belongs to that nation which first comes up with a metal / fiber which can withstand nuke impact. Is it possible? Oh my freaking Kevlar! yes!
   
   A Hindu Mythological story thus goes that, baby Hanuman - a just born monkey god leapt up to Sun. There must be something either an ornament / pendant made by a unique material or food which could have kept him alive
   
2. According to Criminal Psychology, people with better Social relations are less prone to commit crimes. Be it Communism, Democracy or Monarchy, nation which realises the importance of equality to reduce crime so that all citizens can continuously strive for the future will be decisive factor
   
   Indians still cherish and most often use the word 'Rama-Rajya'. Just Google the term for the rest.
    
3. Its not about Mass Production, its about quality. Its not about 'how' much one has produced but 'what' is what matters. Ask a soldier what do they pack as food? Nuts. Chocolates. Canned food.
   For all those Dragon Ball Z lovers, remember Sensu Bean. (Sensu Bean is a small pea sized pill which gives instant energy)
   
   Sage Viswamitra, a renowned sage to Hindus, teaches the art of preserving energy to Ram and Lakshman. This art is called Bala-Atibala.
   
4. Its not about decoding your enemy's messages but also about learning how to communicate with other animals. A step forward, using them in your military armed forces. Its not about training them. Its the next level. Animals are known to have better senses than humans. They can predict an impending danger - Natural or otherwise. Its about involving them in your team. Plants perform precise arithmetic calculations at night to survive! Who knows what mysteries they reveal.
   
5. Underground housing, think of a sky scraper / colonies built inside earth or Ocean. Of course, it will be masked with challenges. Ants have been doing so since ages, a leaf or two could be picked up from the tiny creatures.
   
6. Causing Earthquakes at will: Imagine you possess a competency to cause Earthquakes on any part of earth! Won't this take warfare to a new level. Tesla has already demonstrated this by inventing a device which can cause Earthquakes using natural vibrations. According to Hindu mythology, Earth is supported by 'Astha Diggajams' (Eight Elephants). This may Eight tectonic plates. It is a matter of figuring out natural frequency and matching vibrations.
   
7. Beat the speed of light:  If one were to travel beyond the speed of light, one would need material / alloy which can withstand friction and should be able to reintegrate itself at halt.
   There is a pillar in India (Iron Pillar of Delhi) which is made of an alloy which wouldn't rust with time.
   
8. Getting close to Zero: Its reducing the point of impact to a point which is close to Zero. Human body has an amazing immune system which daily destroys at least one cell which can potentially turn into a tumor. Its about striking the cell precisely close to 'Zero' second. On the other hand, devising weapons which give us the capability to strike close to Zeroth second.
   
9. How do you preserve knowledge? In case of a D-Day, how well do we encapsulate and protect information? DNA! Yoga? Telapathy?
   
   Well that's all folks I think these are some of the points which might determine the competitive advantage of nations or probably Earth. More for later. See you around.
   
    

The faulty GDP

There is a proverb in English, 'Ignorance is bliss'. Unfortunately, there are certain things in life which you cannot ignore. Period. Every country today is in a race. Race to be the number one Economic Giant. Is there something wrong? In this case, yes. Other factors being constant, historically wars were waged by different races and what was the purpose usually? To expand their territory, so that, they would have access to more and more resources. Modern history repeats the story. Why do China or Pakistan want to have control on Kashmir? Water. Why does US want to control Middle East? Oil. Why are countries interested so much in Africa? Natural Resources.

                             

Why are Nations interested in Resources? More resources translates to more production at cheaper rates, which gives them the power of supply and the power to control markets. 'Producing' more is unfortunately viewed as an opportunity for more Sales and thereby Profits and one of the chief parameter which is used to measure a county's progress or prosperity is the amount of 'Production' or 'GDP'. (Though GDP is measured in 3 ways - Production, Income and Expenditure, this post chiefly is aimed at Production method)

They say, All the best things in life are free. What they don't tell you is , 'All the best things in life are free, as long as they are not commercialised'. The moment you assign a monetary value to a Natural Resource, it is no longer free! When we are utilising resources, we are doing so at a cost. The trade off here is, we are utilising the resources at future generations' cost. What we are ignoring today is to include this cost in the overall Production. What we are ignoring is to include the cost needed to replenish these resources.

Natural Resources, unfortunately as on date can not be replenished. It is only fair for us to use resources responsibly which we have borrowed from our future generations. If any Good / service when produced is being wasted repeatedly, means nothing but someone is producing them just for the sake of producing it. There is no real need. According to World food USA

• Every year, consumers in industrialized countries waste almost as much food as the entire net food production of sub-Saharan Africa (222 million vs. 230 million tons)

Stop wasting food!

What does it imply? These nations produced 222 Million tons of waste! They have produced this food by draining Water, Coal, Cereals, polluting air and destroying ecosystem etc., Who is accountable for this wastage? A nation which 'produces' this waste should be held accountable. This is just an example of Organic waste. Consider inorganic waste! This wastage ironically also forms part of GDP!

A country's GDP doesn't always give you the correct picture of its prosperity. A country with high corruption levels illicitly increases several persons' income. Government expenditure on welfare programs doesn't necessarily reach the target population. In such a scenario, a segment of population will have to spend a major part of the income on Basic needs. Corruption prevents certain segment in a country to participate in the 'production' part of the country and restricting their social class or status of living up-gradation. The income lost due to this corruption is also accounted as 'Government expenditure'. The income gained by several individuals illegally by corrupt practices could also be used to avail of the services or to buy goods produced by the country.

Don't you see the fault in our so called race to be an Economic super power? We are basing our calculations on certain parameters which conveniently ignores the facts and gives false hopes. Right then what should be the correct method of calculating GDP? According to me it should be calculated by reducing certain parameters from the GDP. Let's call these parameters Arka's Delta)

GDP = GDP - (Arkas Delta). Where Arkas Delta = (Cost required to restore renewable resources to initial state before utilising them + % of corruption in the country * GDP)

After arriving at GDP post the calculation, I would like to see which country Ranks first! What do you say? Is it a wake up call yet?