Posted on 04/22/2018 6:13:57 AM PDT by sodpoodle
The future is over-rated.
Reason has been replaced by emotion.
Which is why ancient Greek democracy failed in the long run.
I see we’ll STILL be stuck with, ‘She Who Shall Not Be Named!’
If she’s in MY future - I ain’t goin’! ;)
The constitution
Privacy rights
Property rights
America
Western civilization
Families
Too blunt?
Yes. The future will see it as the Wild West.
And you know how we miss the Wild West...:)
This is one of those articles that are fun to read but full of overblown speculations. The Post Office will continue to reinvent itself as it has with package delivery. To mail a DVD or small book by Media Mail is $2.66. Why would I pay UPS and Fed Ex rates?
“The 20th Century was great;) “
So are:
Cellphones with internet and navigation
75” Tv’s with 4k her
600 HP cars with all the goodies getting 20 mpg
WIFI
...
I disagree about the cloud.
There will be a place to keep certain items that are not on the cloud.
Traffic lights are likely to vanish as self-driving cars establish a safety record superior to humans, leading to a ban on non-self-driving cars.
If/When land lines are gone I will be telephone free. I will not carry a cell phone and I will not pay the exorbitant cost of one compared to my landline or go through the constant hassle of recharging for the ones that do sort of compare with the cost of the landline. The land line also stays functional in power outages and through hurricanes that take out all the nearby cell towers. That is a considerable advantage here in Florida. When cables are all underground I might go to an internet phone but it will be attached to my desktop and will not go with me to be constantly pestering me through my day.
Most music downloaded or streamed is lower quality.
You forgot the Democrat Party.
It’s demise can’t come soon enough.
” I will not carry a cell phone”
What is your problem? My cellphone pays for itself everyday!
With wireless charging there is no plugging in.
1) I don’t think so. It will change somewhat but My P.O. Box will be filled with orders, checks and invoices thirty years from now.
2) We’re not Britain. We use a check for proof of payment on occasion.
3) Agree.
4) Disagree. Vinyl records are still being sold, so will special books.
5) We have EIGHT phone lines - ditched our last landline three years ago when our DSL speed could not exceed 325KB - paid for 1.5 MB. VIOP phone lines are very reasonably priced.
6) I can’t say, but I do believe live music is alive and well.
7) Seems like the author is bitchin’ about cable companies here.
8) When I purchase a movie online I download it and make a copy of it as a backup. Has come in handy more than once when a movie ‘disappears’ from my movie collection.
9) I gave up cursive in the 70’s
10) Sure. But I’m still private.
When I am out of touch I want to be out of touch. I don’t want to hear people whining at me,”Why didn’t you answer your phone? I was trying to call you!” Folks say what happens if your bike breaks down a hundred miles from help? Well that has happened to me on more than one occasion and guess what? I coped without too much hassle.
“will not go with me to be constantly pestering me through my day.”
You might be surprised that the human has control over the phone ...
IMHO, we need a “Rosetta Stone” of technology.
e.g., SAMNA documents, 8mm videotape, etc. are not directly accessible. What if they change DVD or mp3 to become unreadable? (i.e., to sell updates)
The dirty little secret about UPS and FedEx is they charge you extra to give it to the Post Office to deliver. They make money off of you when you don’t use USPS.
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