Jamais Cascio's Futures Meme

Jamais Cascio writes, at Open The Future,

# What do you fear we'll likely see in fifteen years?
# What do you hope we'll likely see in fifteen years?
# What do you think you'll be doing in fifteen years?

Fear: Cascio's early climate tipping point plus peak oil really throws the economy into a stagflationary cycle, just like in the 1970s.

Hope: Economic hardship will make us think up really clever ways to conserve and do more with less energy. Also, I'll enjoy nifty gadgets that will make an iPhone look about as advanced as the original Walkman looks today.

Doing: I'll likely be programming itty bitty networked devices, in a language far more polished and intuitive and fun than Ruby on Rails. Also, instead of wrangling toddlers and babies, I'll be wrangling teenagers.

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