Have you ever wondered what a perfect world would be like, whether it would be closer to our current world or like the past? Even if such a world existed, if we were placed in it unchanged, would we have any problems? Let's start by talking about how a perfect world is closer than you imagine and that one of the biggest problems in reaching that world might be precisely human beings, because we are not perfect!
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What would a perfect world be like?
Let's start by thinking about what the world was like in the past. During the Middle Ages, there were many diseases due to the lack of public sanitation, causing people to live around 30 years, much less than today, not to mention that there were no forms of entertainment. Today, there is sewage treatment, advances in healthcare, leading to expectations of doubling the value of that era, and when we talk about entertainment, with a simple subscription you have access to movies and series, something that even kings didn't have access to.
Therefore, I believe that a perfect world is closer to our current world than to the world of the past, but with more widespread access. After all, even with so many advances and improvements, not everyone has access to these basic services, much less entertainment. I believe that this perfect world could become possible with greater integration between countries for the exchange of cutting-edge technologies and knowledge. If each focused on what is best and shared it with each other, there would be greater progress, but what we have seen is a growing separation between nations.
An example to solve the issue of food production would be the use of satellites to map the soil and the region, then sending this collected data to artificial intelligence to design the best crops, and then, with the plan made, using tools and knowledge to apply what is found. However, it's complicated for a country to have access to all these points of excellence, requiring cooperation, which is difficult because we are NOT PERFECT!
We are NOT perfect!
Even in a perfect world, where opportunities and access to basic resources were available to everyone around the world, without excluding any regions, I still believe that some kind of problem would arise. A phrase that perfectly explains this situation is: "To err is human." I believe many have heard this phrase, or have used it as an excuse when they've made a mistake.
The fact is, regardless of who you are, at some point you've made a mistake. Therefore, I don't believe a world so perfect, in the sense of being free of conflict, can exist. It might be possible to expand access, but a world of total peace is very difficult because humanity wouldn't be ready for it.
Imagine that, due to some circumstance, a perfect world in the broadest sense existed, and modern humanity was placed in it. Even if everyone received the same conditions, benefits, and resources, it's natural that each person would have different interests. This difference in objectives would eventually lead to bartering, as some would prefer one item over another and would end up exchanging them.
In this sense, some would end up forgoing a present benefit to gain more in the future, perhaps giving away one of their items, hoping for a greater reward later, and thus interest would appear in the equation. Over time, this person would accumulate more resources, and in a few generations, the situation would revert to the current class warfare.
This "imaginary story" was inspired by an explanation of economics using fish. In a place where people fished one fish a day to eat (equal resources), a person decided to create a tool to help with fishing, sacrificing a day of hunger for it. Because of this, the next day he ends up catching two fish, and he can trade this extra fish and use the time to create another net and sell it, and so on.
