8 predictions for 2030

[enframed]

In 1999 Ray Kurzweil made these predictions about 2019 (I cherry-picked a few; link here):

Wow, very prescient.

 

[Rlacey111]

You left out the Trilateral Commission, the Rothchilds, and the Illuminati.

You talking about these guys?

 

[Rlacey111]

In 1999 Ray Kurzweil made these predictions about 2019 (I cherry-picked a few; link here):

--Computers are embedded everywhere in the environment (inside of furniture, jewelry, walls, clothing, etc.).
--People experience 3-D virtual reality through glasses and contact lenses that beam images directly to their retinas (retinal display). Coupled with an auditory source (headphones), users can remotely communicate with other people and access the Internet.
--These special glasses and contact lenses can deliver "augmented reality" and "virtual reality."
--Most people own more than one PC, though the concept of what a "computer" is has changed considerably: Computers are no longer limited in design to laptops or CPUs contained in a large box connected to a monitor. Instead, devices with computer capabilities come in all sorts of unexpected shapes and sizes.
--Rotating computer hard drives are no longer used.
--Pinhead-sized cameras are everywhere.
--Thin, lightweight, handheld displays with very high resolutions are the preferred means for viewing documents. The aforementioned computer eyeglasses and contact lenses are also used for this same purpose, and all download the information wirelessly.
--Computers have made paper books and documents almost completely obsolete.
--Students still learn together and socialize, though this is often done remotely via computers.
--All students have access to computers.
---Language translating machines are of much higher quality, and are routinely used in conversations.
--Effective language technologies (natural language processing, speech recognition, speech synthesis) exist.
--Anyone can wirelessly access the internet with wearable devices such as computerized glasses, contacts, and watches.
--Worldwide economic growth has continued. There has not been a global economic collapse.
--The vast majority of business interactions occur between humans and simulated retailers, or between a human's virtual personal assistant and a simulated retailer.
--Computers do most of the vehicle driving—humans are in fact prohibited from driving on highways unassisted. Furthermore, when humans do take over the wheel, the onboard computer system constantly monitors their actions and takes control whenever the human drives recklessly. As a result, there are very few transportation accidents.
--Most roads now have automated driving systems—networks of monitoring and communication devices that allow computer-controlled automobiles to safely navigate.
--While a growing number of humans believe that their computers and the simulated personalities they interact with are intelligent to the point of human-level consciousness, experts dismiss the possibility that any could pass the Turing Test.
--Public places and workplaces are ubiquitously monitored to prevent violence and all actions are recorded permanently. Personal privacy is a major political issue, and some people protect themselves with unbreakable computer codes.
--Computerized watches, clothing, and jewelry can monitor the wearer's health continuously. They can detect many types of diseases and offer recommendations for treatment.

I feel like most of this stuff is already here and happening.

 

[potato-nator]

humans finally decipher whale "songs" and discover.....predictably.....that they
are pissed at us.

 

[Bohter]

 

[oneula]

wasn't this the same thing that started it all?
allot of people didn't seem to have a problem with this BS

 

[Bohter]

wasn't this the same thing that started it all?
allot of people didn't seem to have a problem with this BS

Stepping stones to the big show...

Trump cornered a large % of the right with his "drain the swamp" stuff....and the possibly associated Q BS.
Now they have a convenient target painted on their backs...and are now extremist movements....
Something must be done...

And the Brexit stuff?
Haven't given it much thought....but sitting duck now comes to mind.

Just sayin....

 

[Bohter]

Meet Carroll Quigley

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[ZZ Soft Top]

Professional contest surfing will still essentially be a niche sport. Some people will still be trying to make it into something popular. And there will be less than five of Kelly's wave pools around the world.

 

[Makule]

Ten years from now the same MFers who **** and moan the most on this forum (you know who they are) will be complaining 10x more now that they are 10 years older.

 

[SteveT]

The one that gets me is man will populate Mars.
IMO, ain't going to happen anywhere in the near future.
Sure, we may visit, but man won't set up camp and stay.
One of the biggest obstacles is gravity, (among others minor obstacles like oxygen, and water)
Without gravity remotely close to Earth's (artificial or otherwise) humans would turn into spineless jellyfish.
Our muscles and bones would atrophy to the point we couldn't return to earth's gravity, we'd collapse like one of those old thumb toys that you push the bottom and the little doll crumbles.
Spend the $$$ elsewhere like fixing the problems we have here.

 

[Rlacey111]

wasn't this the same thing that started it all?
allot of people didn't seem to have a problem with this BS

Sure, I wouldn't say it started with them but its the next step for sure. To be fair though, even though I think Trump is a spoiled idiot, he was one of the most attacked and widely hated presidents ever. I mean they banned him off of social media, so I don't know if you can say people didn't have a problem with him

 

[afoaf]

Just sayin....

what?

what are you saying, specifically?

all you do is make veiled allusions to some sinister plot with zero specifics and lots of
orthogonal imagery, but provide very little in the way of material or measurable claims

just sayin....

 

[moby]

I’d find predictions made 10 or 20 years ago about what’s going to be happening now way more interesting
Anyone got any?

I‘ll see if I still have Al Gore’s number...

 

[Autoprax]

We will have fixed the race problem.

 

[SteveT]

[I’d find predictions made 10 or 20 years ago about what’s going to be happening now way more interesting
Anyone got any?]

Read Alvin Toffler's Future Shock written way back in the 60s.
Or... If you want to really geek out, Gene Rodenberry for all you Trekkies.

 

[keenfish]

[I’d find predictions made 10 or 20 years ago about what’s going to be happening now way more interesting
Anyone got any?]

Read Alvin Toffler's Future Shock written way back in the 60s.
Or... If you want to really geek out, Gene Rodenberry for all you Trekkies.

I read Future Shock back in the late 70's and now I have it.

 

[Autoprax]

This is all old people thinking.

Young kids don't think this way.

 

[One-Off]

No more steak? Impossible!

Are Impossible and Beyond Meats Bad For You? An Investigation

Impossible and Beyond Meats are everywhere these days. But are they good for you? Here's what a nutritionist has to say.

www.byrdie.com

By the way, where is Steak? Did he Leave?

 

[LifeOnMars]

Thoughts?

It's quite interesting to think about how this will affect surfing.

malarkey