As I think of all the changes that have occured over the course of the last century and our ever increasing technical capabilities, I wonder what will life be like in 2020...if man is still alive?
Of course man is still alive in 2020. At least I don't plan on dying by then. There was a special on discovery channel awhile back that covered it. The program was called "2020" or 2021". I forget. But many medical advancements such as organ farming, fluorocarbon treatment at accidents when your heart stops, limb replacements, holographic computers, flying cars, and etc. I can't remember the rest.
i think it will be simular to it is right now, its not far away atall, the difference will be simular to 1990-2002. not much difference, except a boost in tech. peace.
I will be known as "Exalted Warlord Om". I'll be a large beefy dude with an eye-patch, prolific looking scarred face, cybernetic leg that makes whirring-piston sounds as I walk with a limp, and gray hair. Me and my robot ninja armies will control most of the post apocalyptic world......mainly through intimidation and fear. Robot-ninja: Sir - the peasants of New Australia say they don't have enough money, and humbly beg for your forgiveness. They prostrate themselves before you, request you give them more time..... Me (sitting on my throne drinking a glass of wine) --- slight pause...... kill them....kill then all Robot-ninja: (enthusiastically) YES LORD OM!
I don't know how, but I need them to enhance my diabolical-ness I should probably mention that I also have my own theme song which involves lots of kettle drums, and baritone choir chanting "oooooooohhhh" sounds.
The 2020s is predicted to be the golden age of nanotechnology, the second of the three revolutions in GNR--genetics, nanotechnology and robotics. Computers will continue to shrink and become embedded into our environments and clothing. That'll probably happen before the 2020s. Computers like desktops and laptops will probably all but disappear in the 2010s. You might think of the 2010s as time that prepares people for the future and that means spending a lot more time in virtual reality. In the 2020s, many people will be spending lots of time in VR and/or augmented reality. Almost certainly there will be luddites who will choose not to be. It will be interesting to see what percentage of the human population will choose the luddite path. At some point in a future, that will be a decision we will all be forced to deliberately make.
These are very optimistic predictions. It seems you don't realise just how primitive humans still are. As usual, only a very very small per centage of the population will have access to the best technology, and even then it won't work a good portion of the time, since humans tend to put profits over quality.
I don't mind apes as long as I get the girls. But will be be more religious? Will religion evolve? Is our recent movement to the religious right temporary, a knee gerk reaction to technology? Will there be a major new religious movement more intuned with our technology or will religion regress to more primitative states? I understand by 2020 you should be able to buy the computing power equilivant to the human brain for about thirty bucks.
I'll assume you're talking to me. My predictions are optimistic? Did I say anything about life being better in the future? I hope it will. I basically said only a few things, which are almost certain to happen: - computers will get smaller - people will spend more time in VR - people will be forced to choose whether they want to become luddites or be like the rest of the technology embracing populations As for your comment that only the best technology is available to only a few people... that's probably going to be true for a long time. But it doesn't mean that positively life-altering technology may not have widespread availability. In fact, that seems to be precisely what is happening due to the rapidly decreasing cost of technology and computers.
- exotic particles are found changing fasther then light from theoretical possible if this and that turns true to theoretical possible but expensive power hungry short lived (planck time units) and unpractical. - The first genetic perfect mammoths are clonend and in a womb of a asian elephant and become noticeble deformed because of the difference child mother and altough a sed back a lot is learned abouth the revived species and reviving them in general. - Effective fussion power plants are developed (but not in wide use) and altough cleaner in enviroment the wont drop the costs much like fission plants. - world hunger leads to some developmend aid in africa with some hope in sight altough the behavior of the formers reminds us to the late colonial period - First landing on a near earth comet makes it the second landing on a celestial body besides earth and the moon (sorry no mars in 2020) - Cellphones have even more anoying ringtones and are able to integrate with your computer not only working as a memory stick but also capable to send zip packages a useful item considering the better camera quality. -Darwin is launched and for the past 2 years were able to detect earths sized bodys and also where finding earths sized body's around stars who have habitable zone's things are found not advanced lifeforms but places that can't be exclude of having life on them
