In the past, we’ve had issues with women suffrage, slavery, and sanitation, among many other things.

Today we have gun control, AI, intended/unintended false information, vaccines, etc. as consistently hot topics.

In a few decades’ time, what views do you have now that may spark major social debate in the future? What conservative and/or progressive stances do you take today that might be too far on either extreme in the far future?

  • brygphilomena@lemmy.world
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    The ever encroaching “tough on crime” stance. Politicians push to make more and more things criminal and with worsening penalties. Many punishments seem disproportionately cruel or long for the crime. It’s political suicide to say that we should treat our felons better or to reduce sentencing right now.

    • Zombiepirate@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, we can’t even agree to stop torturing inmates with solitary confinement or 110°F temperatures, and whenever I bring this up I always get pushback about how prison isn’t supposed to be fun.

      Well, yeah; it’s also not supposed to be torture.