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**cakaeroryrere** · 01-11-2012, 10:07 AM

I don't think it's that dire.... we have a culture that emphasizes community service and charity, so the disadvantaged youth will be reached in one way or another, and the cream will always rise to the top. Being that the US is so big, there will always be a segment that is well educated and competitive in the global scene....

Thank you for a good post. I believe the US will be a regional power in the future, similarly how Brazil is today. As the American demographics change to mirror that of Brazil so will the socioeconomic conditions like extreme wealth disparities, poverty, rampant crime, corruption and so on. This will of course impact on the American ability to influence the world and when the level of poverty in America reaches that of Brazil the US isn't going to have all that much of a say on a global scale. Here's an interesting map where geographical areas of countries are modified by the amount of scientific papers published. In the future you will probably see that map heavily focused on East Asia and China especially whereas the US (and to a lesser extent Europe) will naturally move towards looking like South America.

01-11-2012, 10:07 AM	#9
cakaeroryrere Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 413 Senior Member	I don't think it's that dire.... we have a culture that emphasizes community service and charity, so the disadvantaged youth will be reached in one way or another, and the cream will always rise to the top. Being that the US is so big, there will always be a segment that is well educated and competitive in the global scene.... Thank you for a good post. I believe the US will be a regional power in the future, similarly how Brazil is today. As the American demographics change to mirror that of Brazil so will the socioeconomic conditions like extreme wealth disparities, poverty, rampant crime, corruption and so on. This will of course impact on the American ability to influence the world and when the level of poverty in America reaches that of Brazil the US isn't going to have all that much of a say on a global scale. Here's an interesting map where geographical areas of countries are modified by the amount of scientific papers published. In the future you will probably see that map heavily focused on East Asia and China especially whereas the US (and to a lesser extent Europe) will naturally move towards looking like South America.
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