News What will happen between now and 2020?

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Predictions for the global eco-social domain by 2020 include significant changes in technology, politics, and societal norms. A notable increase in the production of calendars made from post-consumer materials is expected, alongside humorous innovations like "smell screens" and the fictional "iTampon." Political discourse will likely include debates over voting fraud and the potential for the U.S. to become a police state, with economic instability leading to the collapse of major currencies. The privatization of highways is anticipated, resulting in varied road quality and security measures. Socially, there will be a rise in complaints about misunderstood issues, and a general decline in public figures' reputations, with predictions of celebrity downfalls. Environmental concerns may lead to discussions about climate change, while the population is expected to continue growing amid rising living costs. Overall, the tone reflects a mix of satire and serious commentary on the future landscape of society and technology.
  • #31
Someone will invent a snack food that both tastes good and isn't bad for you.
 
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  • #32
WhoWee said:
Someone will invent a snack food that both tastes good and isn't bad for you.

Well for me that already exists. Not a fan of fruit WhoWee?

Monetary, I see things getting worse.

Jobs, I see things getting worse.

Population, continuing exploding.

Weather, getting colder (a plus as far as I'm concerned).

Living costs, sky-rocketing.
 
  • #33
Tropicana will drinkify snacks. However, what they never counted on, was that they would also snackify drinks!

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Source: Penny Arcade
 
  • #34
The day that Obama was elected, I made a bet with somebody that the POTUS after Obama will be more stupid than Palin.

I still think I'm going to win that one.
 
  • #35
AlephZero said:
The day that Obama was elected, I made a bet with somebody that the POTUS after Obama will be more stupid than Palin.

I still think I'm going to win that one.

What? You think he'll be re-elected?
 
  • #36
FlexGunship said:
Tropicana will drinkify snacks. However, what they never counted on, was that they would also snackify drinks!

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Source: Penny Arcade


Have you seen the other two? :smile:
#2: "I had developed the FIFTH MATTER. Solid. Liquid. Gas. Plamsa. And now, SLYRUP."

#3: "I had drinkified a snack, yes- but I had also snackified a drink. The result was a localized snackularity. And I was the very eye of the storm." (PA)

I really hope that dark matter doesn't turn out to be Slyrup.
 
  • #37
nismaratwork said:
Have you seen the other two? :smile:

I never miss Penny Arcade nor xkcd.
 
  • #38
FlexGunship said:
I never miss Penny Arcade nor xkcd.

Amen brother! *terrorist fist bump*


note: I watch too much 'Psych'...
 
  • #39
nismaratwork said:
Amen brother! *terrorist fist bump*


note: I watch too much 'Psych'...

HIJACK!

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  • #40
FlexGunship said:
HIJACK!

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:smile: I call that a good hijack!
 
  • #41
nismaratwork said:
The result was a localized snackularity.

Wasn't that the focus of a really bad Disney film circa 1979?
 
  • #42
jarednjames said:
Well for me that already exists. Not a fan of fruit WhoWee?

I have a rule - never trust anything out of a vending machine that isn't in a vac sealed package.
 
  • #43
mugaliens said:
Wasn't that the focus of a really bad Disney film circa 1979?

:smile: I can't argue the point.

WhoWee: Smart... food poisoning is so miserable...
I'll take my fruit in fruit form, as fruit... from a purveyor of food... and fruits.

Barring that, I'll drink juice before I choke down SLYRUP. :-p
 
  • #44
I checked, and no one has taken this one yet:

What will happen?...

Dogs and Cats... together... CARNALLY! *theremin music*
 
  • #45
Arizona has stopped paying for most transplants for medicaid patients. I predict that by 2020 more than 30 other states will do the same.
 
  • #46
PhilKravitz said:
Arizona has stopped paying for most transplants for medicaid patients. I predict that by 2020 more than 30 other states will do the same.

I hate what AZ is doing, but is it in fact MOST transplants? I was under the impression that it was a small minority: liver, lung, and complete bone-marrow.
 
  • #47
nismaratwork said:
I hate what AZ is doing, but is it in fact MOST transplants? I was under the impression that it was a small minority: liver, lung, and complete bone-marrow.

How long do you need to live in CA to qualify for their benefits? I heard a commentator say Berkley officials want to pay for sex change operations too - anyone familiar?
 
  • #48
WhoWee said:
How long do you need to live in CA to qualify for their benefits? I heard a commentator say Berkley officials want to pay for sex change operations too - anyone familiar?

Not at all, sorry... CA politics changes so quickly I can't keep up.
 

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