Part. I: World We Dare to Imagine

In thinking about how I would go about changing the world, I thought about the biggest problems that the world was facing right now. Since there are so many areas that the world could be improved at the moment, I couldn't necessarily pick any singular problem outright. Some of the problems that I identified that really stood out to me were global warming, overpopulation, and an exhaustion of the world's natural resources. In finding a solution that addresses all of these issues, I looked to the people that I admire for inspiration. The best solution that I could reach was one that Elon Musk is working on right now. If I didn't have to worry about money, I would choose to change the world through space exploration and the colonization of different planets.

I'm focusing more on problems such as global warming, overpopulation, and exhaustion of the world's natural resources because these problems are more easily understood than other problems. Increased natural disasters that occur as a result of global warming and a struggle for necessities that result from overpopulation and the constantly growing consumption of finite natural resources are issues that people all over the world can agree are detrimental to the lives of not only those around today, but also future generations. By solving these issues, a large majority of conflicts in the world could be mitigated. In a broader sense, once these issues are solved, more resources could be devoted to solving other issues.

From the perspective of people living in third world or developing countries, social issues such as racism and discrimination seem relatively unimportant because these people are struggling to survive due to a lack of food. I know it seems a bit farfetched, but my reasoning behind how space exploration and the colonization of different planets can help these people can be explained through backwards induction. The colonization of and migration to different planets reduces the population on Earth, and allows resources to be distributed more evenly among the people on Earth. Additionally, by reducing the number of people on Earth, overall carbon emissions are decreased and the Earth is left better off overall. Once resources can be distributed more evenly on Earth, people in third world and developing countries can have more secure and regular access to necessities. When these people are no longer worrying about how to gain access to necessities such as food and water, they can more effectively turn their attention towards other issues that are negatively impacting society.