CONVERSATIONAL QUESTIONS UNIT 7

If robots get personalities, how do you think human relationships will change? Would people prefer robots over real friends?

What will happen if living standards fall dramatically? How will people adapt to a lower quality of life?

If healthcare costs continue to rise, what impact will it have on people’s access to medical treatment?

If your smartphone becomes smarter than you, do you think people will become too dependent on technology?

How will society change if VR becomes better than reality? Do you think people will spend more time in virtual worlds than in real life?

What will happen if crime and poverty disappear? Do you think people will still feel the need to work hard?

If homelessness increases, what solutions should governments and communities focus on?

If energy efficiency improves, how will it affect the environment and global economy?

Which possible future is most likely: a world where poverty increases because of economic crises or one where global efforts successfully reduce poverty?Why?

If people live much longer, will the world become overpopulated? How can society prepare for this?