As to the future of humanity, I’m essentially an optimist. I believe that with the advancement of technology, mankind has a hopeful future. But this optimistic view is based on reason: on one hand, whether the future will be bright or be dark depends largely on the choices we make today.

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "As to the future of humanity, I’m essentially an optimist. I believe that with the advancement of technology, mankind has a hopeful future. But this optimistic view is based on reason: on one hand, whether the future will be bright or be dark depends largely on the choices we make today." in the context of "On his hopes for mankind in “In the Author’s Universe: Interview with Sci-Fi Author Cixin Liu” in Vocal (2016)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.