Metrics to measure our progress are important, and much of the wonderful world that we live in today is down to quality science and rational thinking. However, in a new technology driven economy there needs to be a change in the way that we think, to pave the way for an expansion of human consciousness prior to the real birth of AI.
Left brain, rational thinking has its limitations, and the issues we face are in part due to this relentless pursuit of rationality. Indeed, we see green shoots of hope, additionally it’s not so long ago that humans had a more balanced way of thinking, and were much more in tune with the world that we lived in.