What are your predictions for the 2020's?

freshpopcorn

As we approach the last few weeks of the 2010's have you any predictions for the 2020's?
I can see a further rise with people suffering from anxiety especially when it comes to social media.
However I do believe some people will turn away from it and some parents may try and ban it from home.
Negative publicity regarding electric cars.
Governments will probably stay similar enough.

Wanderer2010

I think social media will start to become a thing of the past as we enter the next 10 years. Already huge numbers of people are turning away from FB as they see its just a tool for the narcissistic or the people who just need any platform to speak.

we're in Ireland

things will continue pretty good for anyone who plays their cards right and doesnt let twitter dictate their mood or their worldview

freshpopcorn

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

I think social media will start to become a thing of the past as we enter the next 10 years. Already huge numbers of people are turning away from FB as they see its just a tool for the narcissistic or the people who just need any platform to speak.

Oh, they'd be very little left on Boards.ie so.

TheValeyard

Going to rain.

badabing106

Taylor swift will have several break ups and write songs about them

Fr_Dougal

Massive outages of FB, IG, and WhatsApp. The EU will force FB to run them entirely separately, or to sell them.

Plumbthedepths

Greta will go back to school.

Zird

Micheal Martin will be Taoiseach for a good chunk of the 2020s.

Andreas77

I'm hoping to meet a lady who is a dog in the bedroom, very dirty, down for whatever, including ass play.

pwurple

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Negative publicity regarding electric cars.

random enough.

I'm going to be optimistic.

I predict less consumerism, a return to appreciation for craftsmanship and re-use of what we have.

Maybe a shorter working week if we want it.

More parks, sports and recreation facilities available to us.

Less litter and destruction of the world around us.

Better healthcare, but less need for it.

seamus

Social media will remain, it will just change form. As it has been really for decades, even before the internet.

At an aul fella's chat in the pub, we had noticed a fairly curious tendency for the popular mode of communication to flip between text and audio.

The popularity of services like TikTok and before that snapchat was bemusing. Why would you want to send a message to someone in a video when you can text them?

But then we noticed that before texting was a thing, it was all about phone calls. And our parents would have said, "Why would you text someone when you can just call them?"

And before that, their parents might have said, "Why would I call someone for a chat when I can just write them a letter?"

So it does seem that video communication will dominate in the 2020s like nothing we've seen this decade. This will result in primarily text-based sources like Twitter, Facebook, etc., being consigned to the domain of dinosaur aul fellas. In the same way that we look at physical newspapers now as an archaic thing that old people read, getting your news and current affairs in a text-only format from sites will be something that today's 18-year-olds consider to be slow and out of date.

Non-electric cars will plummet, electric cars will be the majority of new sales by 2025. The first bans on fossil fuel vehicles start in 2030, but lots of manufacturers have already announced the end of their petrol & diesel engines. They don't want to be racing against the clock. By the time the ban kicks in, nobody will have made a new petrol or diesel in a couple of years.

Fr_Dougal

Plumbthedepths wrote: »

Greta will go back to school.

I’d say there’s a greater chance of her writing a manifesto and going on a killing spree.

scotchy

An extension to Brexit.

YouTube will be there.

But, whereas it was relatively easy to achieve "YouTube Partner" status (up to the end of 2016) starting your YouTube channel from scratch without having to pay any money to YouTube, by uploading fresh content on a regular basis,

In the 2020's

To achieve YouTube Partner status starting your channel from zero:
You need YouTube Premium. Pay money for this. You'll need to upload consistently good quality content. Don't fall foul of the algorithm in YouTube (easier said than done). You'll need to put in real work getting a good number of subscribers. The YouTube academy is to be taken quite light-heartedly.
And if that doesn't sound a tall order, there is an ever increasing level of scum on YouTube, who are there just to wreck genuine people like you.

Hande hoche!

Conflict in the Middle East. India will not be a superpower.

Woke Hogan

I predict that by the end of the next decade most of the mouth breathing useful idiots (many of whom post on these bulletin boards) who currently believe that climate change is some sort of grand conspiracy to raise taxes will finally see the error of their ways. Unfortunately, it will be too late by then.

Berserker

In no particular order :

- Social media will become less popular. It'll still exist in ten years time but the majority won't use it.

- Boom and bust of electric cars.

- Dublin will be unrecognisable to most of us. The centre of the city will be blighted by soulless hotels, catering for wealthy tourists.

- Young Irish men and women will be fighting wars across the world as part of an EU army, alongside British and US soldiers.

- Think Ireland will suffer from a recession and negative equity etc will be the hot topic, as opposed to a housing shortage for most of the decade. The government will intervene to support the market.

- On the political front, politics will continue to shift to the left but a more formal right will form in Ireland.

- Mental health will become a massive issue and companies etc will start to take it seriously.

- Conflict between Iran and Israel.

- Climate change will be replaced by some other fad.

Bobblehats

My 2020 vision is a reduction in cost of lasik eye surgery

JupiterKid

There will definitely be a huge backlash against social media and the popularity of FB, Twitter etc will probably go on the wane. And no bad thing.

Electric cars will become more and more poular - more punitive taxes on fossil fuels will push more people to opt for electric.

More and more catastrophic climate change events - wildfires, droughts, floods, storms. We may already be past the complete tipping point...

Self-drive cars coming onto the market later in the decade.

More robotic domestic appliances and more affordable ones.

Space travel for paying tourists finally becomes a reality - sub-orbital flights initially. And a retun of humans to the moon, either by the USA or China, or both.

And I will hit my 50s in 2025!! Eek! :O

vriesmays

Man-made climate change will get disproved.

zig

Sea Levels rising will become a more prominent topic and serious consideration will be given to building a barrier around Greenland to reverse its effects. This will be first of many workarounds to climate change as we fail to fundamentally address the issue at the core.

The quiet decline of the far right as as we enter into a post Trump/Brexit era.

Muslims will no longer be considered the dangerous bad guys. I believe that has already started, much like the Irish in the 90s/2000s.

Pressure will start to come on the super rich billionaire Bill Gates types as the divide between rich and poor gets wider and anger grows.

Worsening climate change conditions, and in a weird awkward way, improved Irish weather.

A combination of nicer weather and a slower economy will have a reduction in tourism out of Ireland. In fact, tourism into the country may improve and help offset the worst of the economic downturn.

Decline of social media, but Facebook will still be a very successful company business wise (with its other interests).

Slight resurgance in boards.ie

Decline of the mobile phone industry as there is less and less sentiment for the latest phone.

Wars and increasing tensions attributed to climate change.

Something big in relation to the Amazon, either a total collapse or the opposite, depending on whos in power.

AR/VR fails to get any further than it is now.

Humans will land on the moon again, but not on Mars.

Electric cars being more prominent than people here predicting, mainly because of the rise of self driving vehicles.

SafeSurfer

The 2020’s

Trump to be re-elected
Scotland to vote for independence
Major conflict in the Middle East
New research questions the climate change consensus

Plumbthedepths

Follow on from my earlier comment, Greta doesn't go back to school.
Gotta cover all the bases

SEPT 23 1989

La Palma volcano will erupt causing sea levels to rise

antimatterx

Ireland will go to through another recession, followed by a boom not seen since the real Tiger

The Tetrarch

Ireland back to the Troika with the begging bowl.
The UK will ask for the same deal from the EU as Northern Island.
A new megacity to the west of the M50.

Ubbquittious

A massive terrorist attack or natural disaster

People getting very outraged about something that would have been unfathomable in the previous decade.

Further westernisation of non western countries

Alien life finally found

A massive outbreak of some terrible disease.

Richard Hillman

The EU will dissolve.
Strongman, right wing leaders will prop up most of Europe.
People will fight back against Green Socialism.
Christian Churches around Europe will have armed guards to stop the arson epidemic.
Sweden will have elevated travel warnings

Ten of Swords

Here is a thread started in 2009 that predicted the events of 2010-2019

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055725850

How many of these predictions came true? :rolleyes:

beejee

The end of anonymity on the Internet at large, possibly the nationalisation of individual "countrynets".

Traditional stock market investments will fall off a cliff as historical returns become meaningless.

A supremely violent United States emerges, a kind of "cold civil war" that simmers. Possible mass exodus/expulsion. Breakup in the 2030's?

China implodes with little ceremony, taking all countries with it economically. A serious and pronged global recession begins as the penny drops on "infinite growth"

A significant rise in religion again, especially among generation z.

People will jump in on cheap property during the downturn, only to be shocked 10 years later they aren't bouncing back.

Migration sharply declines as borders are reinforced, in all senses.

Social welfare is drastically reduced in all areas.

Gay Byrne briefly comes back for a national chat.

Fair city is still going.

A lot of the in vogue "human rights issues" are laughed at in hindsight. But maybe nastier lashback in store.

And so on. Not very optimistic, but the sense of disquiet is palpable everywhere you look.

You can see how each thing above feeds into another. Or to sum up the last 20 years... "play stupid games, win stupid prizes"

SeanW

Richard Hillman wrote: »

Sweden will have elevated travel warnings

This has already happened. The Simon Wiesenthal Centre has issued travel warnings to Jews to stay away from parts of Sweden, such as Malmo. Actually it's just an advisory but it's been in place for some time.

Stacksofwacks

I think the world will become far more polarised between the far right neo facists and the SJW far left cultures. Could well escalate into violence and dictatorship takeovers. by the end of 2029 we could see a Trump Kleptocracy operating out of the white house, a one party state with annual dinners with Putin. Trump will personally own facebook, twitter, and all the US media. The EU will have largely broken up and crime and poverty will become rampant as it becomes isolated between the two malignant far right superpowers. China will be largely in crisis too. Sorry for the pessimistic outlook but all objective signals of the past few years is this is where things are heading.

Black Swan

Continued geometric advances in artificial intelligence (AI), quantum computing, robotics, and 3D printing.

whisky_galore

Major pandemic reaches here leaving the HSE floundering.

Don't Chute!

Woke Hogan wrote: »

I predict that by the end of the next decade most of the mouth breathing useful idiots (many of whom post on these bulletin boards) who currently believe that climate change is some sort of grand conspiracy to raise taxes will finally see the error of their ways. Unfortunately, it will be too late by then.

I predict that you will still be unbelievably self-righteous.

Graces7

whisky_galore wrote: »

Major pandemic reaches here leaving the HSE floundering.

HSE is already floundering...

At my advanced age the next decade(S) are not on the horizon …

JohnnyFlash

Graces7 wrote: »

HSE is already floundering...

At my advanced age the next decade(S) are not on the horizon …

What age are you Grace? It’s just my auld one is 79 this year, and is still going on international holidays, playing golf, driving, and being an opinionated biddy on everything. Full of life. Now she might pop her clogs tonight, but she doesn’t appear to have been on ‘death watch’ in her own head for the past decade.

wiggle16

Andreas77 wrote: »

I'm hoping to meet a lady who is a dog in the bedroom, very dirty, down for whatever, including ass play.

WOOF WOOF BOW WOW

lalababa

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

I think social media will start to become a thing of the past as we enter the next 10 years. Already huge numbers of people are turning away from FB as they see its just a tool for the narcissistic or the people who just need any platform to speak.

Yeah but you almost need to be on it to keep up with what groups and societies and other pastimes and hobby groups are up to.

is_that_so

EU will add more members towards the end of the decade.
Ireland will get regular fines for not meeting emission standards until middle of the decade.
Fusion reactor tests will finally be deemed successful.
Mars landing by 2028, with faster means of propulsion.
Dublin will break 2m mark.
FF will spend most of the decade in government.
More 3rd level education will be done online.
There will still be squabbles about the behaviour of the now electric bikes and self driving electric cars!
Someone will crack the Universal Income model.
Poverty levels will fall worldwide.
It will be a cold decade.
VR will replace social media!

is_that_so

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

What age are you Grace? It’s just my auld one is 79 this year, and is still going on international holidays, playing golf, driving, and being an opinionated biddy on everything. Full of life. Now she might pop her clogs tonight, but she doesn’t appear to have been on ‘death watch’ in her own head for the past decade.

Had a neighbour of that age who was "dying" every year. Sharp as as pin up until her nineties.

Elemonator

Four day work week
A well feared climate event
Stem cell revolution

Mad_maxx

Trump will find a way to serve a third term

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

What age are you Grace? It’s just my auld one is 79 this year, and is still going on international holidays, playing golf, driving, and being an opinionated biddy on everything. Full of life. Now she might pop her clogs tonight, but she doesn’t appear to have been on ‘death watch’ in her own head for the past decade.

75 is the new 60. I see older people in the next decade enjoying more of life and being more active, thanks to so many more options available, better medical care and decent pensions. Disposable income is growing faster for retirees than any other group and this will continue. Being over 75 myself, I look forward to a decent number of years of active and enjoyable retirement.
The only downside going forward is that those without a pension plan in the 20s will have to work until older and probably under more testing conditions than their forebears.

Mad_maxx

is_that_so wrote: »

EU will add more members towards the end of the decade.
Ireland will get regular fines for not meeting emission standards until middle of the decade.
Fusion reactor tests will finally be deemed successful.
Mars landing by 2028, with faster means of propulsion.
Dublin will break 2m mark.
FF will spend most of the decade in government.
More 3rd level education will be done online.
There will still be squabbles about the behaviour of the now electric bikes and self driving electric cars!
Someone will crack the Universal Income model.
Poverty levels will fall worldwide.
It will be a cold decade.
VR will replace social media!

"Mars landing by 2028"

Dream on, be amazed if that happens by 2058

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Mad_maxx wrote: »

"Mars landing by 2028"

Dream on, be amazed if that happens by 2058

Maybe somewhere in between. NASA themselves now say a human landing on Mars i both technologically and financially unlikely until at least the late 2030s.

Marhay70

One thing I can absolutely guarantee is that Leo Varadkar will still be a narcissistic ar*ehole.

Roger_007

Met Eireann will extend their colour range for weather. (Blue wind and purple rain).
Rich Boy Barret will be Taoiseach with Ruth Coppinger as Tainiste. (Everything will be free).
Ireland will win a World Cup in some sport or other. (Probably hurling).

greensausage

Johnston's deal will be ratified and Brexit will be a disaster economically for the UK
Scotland will vote to leave the UK
Northern Ireland will have a boarder poll and also vote to leave however the we in the south will narrowly vote against it leaving them in limbo
As mentioned by a lot of people climate change will get worse but at least we will have warmer summers here
It will be continue to be FG/FF running the country although there will be a rise in right wing populism
weed will be first decriminalized them made legal
Alcohol consumption will continue to fall
nearly all of us will be driving electric cars by the end of the decade
Travelers will become integrated into society with younger ones finishing school and going to college
nearly all shopping including groceries will be done online and no physical banks as again everything will be done online
Dublin will win 7/8 all Irelands causing attendances and viewing figures to plummet
Stephen Kenny will be a huge success with Ireland and we will qualify for 3 tournaments
First people going to space as tourists by the end of the decade

Fracture

Yellowstone will explode in the USA and take out the majority of mankind.