It's also a pretty dumb over-simplistic extrapolation of some current trends. But not an evil plot to change the world into her utopia.
> All in all, it is a good life. Much better than the path we were on, where it became so clear that we could not continue with the same model of growth. We had all these terrible things happening: lifestyle diseases, climate change, the refugee crisis, environmental degradation, completely congested cities, water pollution, air pollution, social unrest and unemployment. We lost way too many people before we realised that we could do things differently.
Obviously I did, or I wouldn't have said what I said.
I think that quote fits "a pretty dumb over-simplistic extrapolation of some current trends" pretty well. It's pretty dumb to select some trends to extrapolate, and ignore the ones that are not trending correctly. I'd call it "over-simplistic", but I already did...
What it doesn't describe is a plan to make the world this way. It's a prediction. A dumb prediction.
Once people noticed, the damage control spin started. That's my take, disagree all you like.