Redditors Answered A Simple Question: What Do You Want To See In Your Lifetime?

“What is something you hope to see in your lifetime?” This simple question, posted in r/AskReddit, prompted a diverse litany of lifetime wishes. And it’s fascinating to see what matters to individuals and what group thoughts and patterns emerge. Because no matter where people are, there are certain experiences that make us all unified humans.

And here are some of the most interesting answers to the question. So what do you want to see in your lifetime?

Clean Water Worldwide

Tobeszs wrote succinctly that they wish for “100% of the world population with sustainable access to clean drinking water.” Axyraandas pointed out that, in a perfect world, said water wouldn’t be potentially corrupted at the whims of politicians, like the ongoing situation in Flint, Michigan.

A Third Party U.S. President

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Shyphon expressed interest in seeing a third party candidate win a United States presidency, which prompted British user tasty213 to wonder why America doesn’t borrow Britain’s multi-party system already. Psimwork expressed skepticism in feasible change, stating, “American politics these days is either a spectator sport, or outrage porn.

Neither of these are healthy for society.”

A Cure For Cancer

“A day where we come back from the doctors and can say ‘ah it’s fine, it’s just cancer.'” Here, Daviemoo somewhat flippantly describes an ideal world in which cancer is casually curable, not unlike a common cold.

However, many Redditors responded hypothesizing worse future diseases, prompting Daviemoo to edit their original post with a tongue-in-cheek admonishment.

Betelgeuse Exploding

Manice08 got into the scientific anamolies that might happen if Betelgeuse, a dying star in Orion, exploded within our lifetime — that is, if it hasn’t exploded already. “it could have already exploded and we are just waiting for the light to reach us.

but when it does it will be about solid daytime for about 2 weeks.”