* In the US, the left-right divide continues to fester, resulting in violence and even more inhumane treatment of migrants.
* Cancer fatality rates plummet further as individualized care regimens continues to improve. Heart disease and diabetes-related complications are the two big killers
* No major action is done on climate change as society continues to fall into the boiling frog trap. The investment needed to tackle climate change is never made at a significant level.
* Outside of a coming recession, cities continue to attract the vast majority of new jobs, resulting in even more insane affordability problems. Remote work doesn't stem the tide.
* Bananas go extinct.
* Cloud providers remain wildly profitable, but meta-providers begin to put some pressure on the bottom line by dynamically provisioning resources based on cost between clouds.
* A moon base happens. Astronauts travel from the ISS to the moon every few months.
* SpaceX sends multiple unmanned missions to Mars to lay the groundwork for eventual human habitation. NASA announces the selection of its first crew to visit Mars in the 2030s.
* The ITER project produces the first net-positive fusion reaction in history. Elon Musk announces a new company to mass-produce reactors.
* Nothing is really done to address inequality. Populist violence breaks out in some European countries.
* A revenue-neutral carbon tax will be passed in the US.
* Cancer fatality rates plummet further as individualized care regimens continues to improve. Heart disease and diabetes-related complications are the two big killers
* No major action is done on climate change as society continues to fall into the boiling frog trap. The investment needed to tackle climate change is never made at a significant level.
* Outside of a coming recession, cities continue to attract the vast majority of new jobs, resulting in even more insane affordability problems. Remote work doesn't stem the tide.
* Bananas go extinct.
* Cloud providers remain wildly profitable, but meta-providers begin to put some pressure on the bottom line by dynamically provisioning resources based on cost between clouds.
* A moon base happens. Astronauts travel from the ISS to the moon every few months.
* SpaceX sends multiple unmanned missions to Mars to lay the groundwork for eventual human habitation. NASA announces the selection of its first crew to visit Mars in the 2030s.
* The ITER project produces the first net-positive fusion reaction in history. Elon Musk announces a new company to mass-produce reactors.
* Nothing is really done to address inequality. Populist violence breaks out in some European countries.
* A revenue-neutral carbon tax will be passed in the US.