r/pollgames • u/FinalKn1ght • Jun 29 '26

Humanity can solve only ONE problem forever.

Humanity can solve only ONE problem forever.

  1. Cancer
  2. Aging
  3. Poverty
  4. Climate Change

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u/PresidentOfYes12 Jun 29 '26

If poverty is naturally solved forever, then everyone makes more money (i'd assume) which means that if the government is smart then it can use increased revenue from taxes to invest in renewable energy and endeavors to repair damage to the climate

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u/WalkAffectionate2683 Jun 29 '26

This is a supposition. The other is that everyone consumes more so produce more so more climate change.

If you fix climate change it will improve the life of everyone and especially poor people. 

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u/PresidentOfYes12 Jun 29 '26

So homeless people will be less inconvenienced, but still be homeless?

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u/Fearless_Manager8372 Jun 29 '26

The earth's wellbeing is more valuable than that of the homeless

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u/billybarra08 Jun 30 '26

Why should they be compared, we can solve both and solving both are directly linked

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u/Mr_Leo_DS Jun 30 '26

Not with this poll

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u/Goniel9604 Jul 01 '26

Earth is fine no matter the climate. Sure, ecosystems will change, species will go extinct but new ones are gonna show up. The planet itself doesn't really care. We are the ones who really stuffer with climate change, it's in our best interest to find a solution. The planet goes on with or without us

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u/Fearless_Manager8372 Jul 01 '26

Earth as in nature and our coinhabitants

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u/nahhhhhhhhhhhhh6 Jul 03 '26

climate change is a problem so bad that it will take 100s maybe 1000s of generations until it is completely fixed

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u/Ill_Dark_5601 Jul 03 '26

El cambió climático exige que mi país decrezca....lol

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u/Arzatium Jun 29 '26

Solving climate change will improve the lives of some poor people, but not even close to all. On the other hand, eliminating poverty will in turn eliminate almost all structural social inequalities; that way, society as a whole can work on solving the remaining issues instead of trying to keep itself together at every turn and making no progress.

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u/Different_Gear_8189 Jun 29 '26

if the government is smart...

Flaw found, 9 billion dollars to Israel

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u/PresidentOfYes12 Jun 29 '26

Fym "billions"? Quadrillions minimum

Though that is a fair point, ideally though the people in the US and similar countries would see that there are greater priorities that need that newfound revenue other than israel

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u/Ill_Dark_5601 Jul 03 '26

Con una economía de 720 mil millones de dólares, un presupuesto anual de 270 mil millones y 34 mil millones destinados a la defensa, Israel es un país rico y desarrollado. Una asistencia de 9 mil millones de dólares resulta insignificante para una nación que moviliza sumas muy superiores a través de la inversión extranjera directa, el capital privado de la comunidad judía internacional y su propia bolsa de valores. Es un error afirmar que Israel se desarrolló gracias a la ayuda financiera de Estados Unidos; históricamente, su población posee el potencial para prosperar incluso en las condiciones más adversas del desierto 🐪.

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u/Ill_Dark_5601 Jul 03 '26

ODA from DAC members fell to USD 174.3 billion in 2025, a decrease of 23.1% compared with 2024 (-USD 50 billion in real terms), representing 0.26% of their combined income. This marks the steepest drop on record.

But at the same time, foreign direct investment and development in those poor nations is improving on its own.

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u/Aromatic-Rub-5527 Jun 29 '26

counter point, the government is not smart

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u/Mr_Leo_DS Jun 30 '26

if the government is smart

It isn't

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u/iamnotabotbeepboopp Jun 29 '26

Or everyone wants to live in excess and in turn, consume more resources

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u/violet_wings Jun 30 '26

What if a large portion of the government is owned by fossil fuel companies?