Predictions for Next 100 years

The Poor will get poorer and the Rich richer.
More laws inhibiting personal freedoms.
More pseudo-police and private security.
And that's just the next 5 years.

In 2090 it is reported that some parents are practicing a new kind of genetic engineering. Having become tired of choosing designer babies from online catalogues, some consumer groups are promoting this ancient but illegal technique that produces completely random babies. Lawmakers have condemned the practice, known as "sex"as unhealthy and barbaric and one which could have unpredictable results.

Originally posted by Trickyt57
In 2090 it is reported that some parents are practicing a new kind of genetic engineering. Having become tired of choosing designer babies from online catalogues, some consumer groups are promoting this ancient but illegal technique that produces completely random babies. Lawmakers have condemned the practice, known as "sex"as unhealthy and barbaric and one which could have unpredictable results.

you could write a novel on this.

In fact during centuries People tried to control reproduction of humans. But the Young People just Keep having children regardless of what the Society or the elites think.

Originally posted by Captain Strange
By 2020 computers will become self aware.
Long before 2050 robots will take over.

How do we know about their self-awareness?

Originally posted by wolfgang59
The Poor will get poorer and the Rich richer.
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wolfgang59,

How is that any different than the past Centuries? Just the same old thing!!!

-VR

Originally posted by Very Rusty
wolfgang59,
How is that any different than the past Centuries?

But isn't that exactly what makes wolfgang59's deadpan prediction funny and interesting?

Did you really think it wasn't funny or interesting until you asked "How is that any different than the past Centuries?"

Originally posted by FMF
But isn't that exactly what makes wolfgang59's deadpan prediction funny and interesting?

Did you really think it wasn't funny or interesting until you asked "How is that any different than the past Centuries?"

What?

Originally posted by Very Rusty
What?

When you asked "wolfgang59, How is that any different than the past Centuries?" what did you think you were adding to what wolfgang59 had said?

Originally posted by FMF
When you asked "wolfgang59, How is that any different than the past Centuries?" what did you think you were [b]adding to what wolfgang59 had said?[/b]

What?

Will there be a United World Government by 2117?

Originally posted by Ponderable
Will there be a United World Government by 2117?

About as likely as it is for the European union to hold together till then. We can't agree even with that, so how do you think a world government could come about unless there was some kind of alien invasion bringing us all together ala 'Independence Day', the movie. Totally unlikely in the next 10,000 years much less the next 100. It would require a robust interstellar community to even contemplate some kind of war against humanity, and that is not very likely considering we can now hear ourselves anywhere our signals go in the Galaxy if we had stuff like Aricebo say 10,000 ly away and were there when the signals from Earth arrives, our own equipment could pick us up. And so far, not a peep from the world of RF astronomy and we have been at it for decades now. So no, I think it highly unlikely for there to be a world government, not only in 2119 but 2219, 2319, 2419 and up. Unless there was some near extinction event where we lose 99.99% of all humans which would mean there were less than a million humans alive on the whole planet. But of course that would lead to its own set of nightmares, everyone thinking locally, not interested in the outside world, a planet full of a hundred enclaves of a few thousand each and survivalist types trying to eek out a living on the land like the Browns in Alaska are doing today, Browntown they call it. A family of 9, 7 kids, some in their 30's now. Then you would have to survive bears mainly, their house has already been broken into by bears but now they at least have the backup of the film crew and such.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
The Poor will get poorer and the Rich richer.
More laws inhibiting personal freedoms.
More pseudo-police and private security.
And that's just the next 5 years.

Thought you were taking about Britain remaining in the EU for a second there .

Originally posted by Captain Strange
By 2020 computers will become self aware.
Long before 2050 robots will take over.

By 2020 commuters will become self aware and work from home will be the norm.

One day, impossible to know when, perhaps never, people will stop necro-posting in a thread over 30 days old.

Originally posted by Ponderable
How do we know about their self-awareness?

Presumably, they'll tell us.