The current generation saw the future as an extension of the present time, constructed visions that resolved current problems and issues, and produced ideas rooted within current conditions and restrictions. Meanwhile, the imaginary future generation was creative, giving the highest priority to the resolution of problems that were the most complicated and time-consuming and depicting the future freely, regardless of current circumstances.
People: Attention economy - the one-sec app. GenZ choose trade over college. Quiet vacationning. When shopping, green baskets mean you are open to chats.
Tech: When ponchos can be tents. Plant materials. The Recall disaster. Solar balcony generator. Wireless drone charging.
Defence and tech: US cyber force? Home assistants in case of wars. Due to jammers, ukrainian drones now fly with eyes (related - the Oppenheimer moment, or autonomous F16s, and lasers).
Business: Power plant burns h&m discarded clothing. Mattel x Heinz means Barbiecue. A couple of accounts spread 80% of misinformation it in 2020.
Futures: WEF and futures. The Promise of Future design (PDF). Are INR analysts oracles?
AI: Collective Intelligence. Reproducing GPT2 with 20$. Checking LLM neurons.
DIY bonus: if there’s an IP cam on an airbnb network...
Research by psychologist Dr. Gloria Mark revealed that the average attention span has decreased from 2.5 minutes in 2004 to just 47 seconds in 2019.
