A
friend recently sent me a copy of what the CEO of Mercedes-Benz, Daimler Benz, said
in an interview (July 2017) with Plebiscite Naija. He predicted what we might
see in the next twenty years, and what he said can be either frightening or wonderfully
comforting. Here is a summation of what he predicted:
1.
Law as a profession will be out because of the many less expensive places to
find legal advice; there will be 90% fewer lawyers in the future.
2.
By 2030, computers will be more intelligent than humans.
3.
In the near future, no one will own a car and accidental deaths will drop
significantly. Since there will no longer be a need for parking, such space in
cities could be used for parks. Auto insurance agencies will go out of business
because there will be so little need for such insurance.
4.
There will be a significant increase in solar energy and a similar decrease in
the use of fossil fuel for energy. Cars will be run on electricity, thus minimizing
noise and pollution. With cheap electricity, plentiful drinking water will be
obtained by desalinizing sea water.
5.
By 2027, with cheap 3-D printers available to nearly everyone, 10% of all products
will be 3-D printed.
6.
By 2037, 70% to 80% of all present-day jobs will be gone.
7.
We will soon be using insects as a source of protein for many of our food
products.
8.
By 2036, almost everyone will live well over 100 years.
9.
By 2020, 70% of all humans will have a smart phone with internet access, making
education a personal process.
10.
Bitcoin may soon become the default reserve currency.
So,
does this frighten or comfort you? If we can somehow avoid destroying the world
in these next 20 years, I consider his predictions very comforting. But what he
said about bitcoin only confuses me. What the hell are bitcoins, anyway?
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