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The Futures Meme

Futurist Jamais Cascio has started The Futures Meme: So here’s the task: Think about the world of fifteen years hence (2022, if you’re counting along at home). Think about how technology might change, how fashions and pop culture might evolve, how the environment might grab our attention, and so forth. Now, take a sentence or […]

Futurist Jamais Casciohas started The Futures Meme:

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So here's the task: Think about the world of fifteen years hence (2022, if you're counting along at home). Think about how technology might change, how fashions and pop culture might evolve, how the environment might grab our attention, and so forth. Now, take a sentence or two and answer...

  • What do you fear we'll likely see in fifteen years?

  • What do you hope we'll likely see in fifteen years?

  • What do you think you'll be doing in fifteen years?

The responses on his blog, as well as meme pickups from Jon Lebkowsky,Dale Carrico, Siel, and others, run the gamut from global economic depression, plague, and the destruction of humanity, all the way to making war unprofitable, strong interpersonal networking to circumvent governmental inaction, and Bruce Serling producing a new novel. Most interesting are the 15 year career projections: many people see themselves doing pretty much what they're doing now, except on a more fully networked and global scale. Except for the lunatic who sees himself battling cyber-zombies (Okay, that was me.)

So how about you? What are your fears and hopes for the next 15 years, and where do you see yourself in 2022?