If you think the last 30 years tech advances were amazing the next 30 is going to blow your mind.
But they will occur in other countries. Why invent or even innovate when the government and lawyers control the market? They can and will take it all from you.
Think 3-D printing for one. I believe it is the modern day equivalent of the Industrial Revolution. While that last wiped out cottage industries, I think it will come full circle and enable small industries, and perhaps individuals, to revitalize our economy.