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[Skeyser]

Even if you ignore most of my points it's crazy to me that people believe that when basically the entire world has smartphone/internet access is going to be more of the same. Especially since a fraction of the people in the world having internet let alone smartphone access has changed so much already in the world already

The world really isn't much different than in 2010.

 

[InfiniteBento]

As long as I am at least a pastry cook or even Sous by then ill be satisfied and don't give a shit about anything else.

 

[cosmicblizzard]

Like now, but more porn.

 

[Marion Cobretti]

In 4 to 5 years, there's gonna be a massive shift in society that is brought on by new technology, or certain technology finally reaching consumer levels.

5 years from now is gonna be very different from now I think.

There'll be a few things that affect us as a society as much as smart phones have, if not more. The writing is on the wall. Cars, AR, VR, and Sex/Dating are gonna be a completely different galaxy compared to now in 5 years. Those are only a couple examples.

I really think people for the most part have no idea how fast it's coming, as how fast it's gonna hit. The ramp up in how fast technology becomes ubiquitous is gonna happen at a rate much faster than any of us expect.

I think it's gonna be ultra fascinating. I think technologically speaking, the next 10 years will introduce more game changers than the last 25 to 30 years have.

At the very least, in 5-10 years we'll have another thing or two that change us as much as the Internet has.

 

[Floridian]

No flying cars still.

 

[Damerman]

As long as I am at least a pastry cook or even Sous by then ill be satisfied and don't give a shit about anything else.

what if ISIS conquers the US?

 

[Elfforkusu]

Basically the same, but a little bit warmer.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Flying cars, Sex Robots, Universal Health Care, Half-Life 4.

One of these four will happen.

 

[You Are Viewtiful]

Internet of Things/Automated Home is going to be huge I think. Well, except it won't rely too much on internet because it's too unreliable.

 

[You Are Viewtiful]

The world really isn't much different than in 2010.

2006 to 2011 was a huge difference though.

 

[Air]

Always disappointed when I find an interesting question like this and the content of the discussion is the same boring futurology singularity stuff. Filled with "thought provoking" stuff that doesn't really provoke much thought.

How was 2010 different? Not much. A little less conflict with Russia, a little less Chinese middle class, a little less mobile broadband, a little less car technology. We can have pretty major changes in our day to day life with only small nudges at the macro level. Mostly big change is visible in hindsight rather than as it happens. I don't really expect any cosmically big breakthroughs.

If I had to guess something that will change, it'd be the incorporation of automatic lane-changing and parking systems and automatic emergency breaking systems in cars the way backup cameras and backup proximity sensors have become commonplace over the last 5

This is exactly how I feel.

 

[Persona7]

still not ready for the mosh pit, shaka brah

 

[adj_noun]

You will see the word "Roaring" in the headlines a lot.

 

[ChouGoku]

The world really isn't much different than in 2010.

5 years ago we didn't have a lot of the stuff we are getting. Especially not on the mass level like going from most people on earth not having to most people on earth connected to the Internet in a world where data is becoming more and more important is crazy

 

[N.Domixis]

The future hype is bullshit, I expect the world will look the same 40 years from now, just thinner smart phones.

 

[Konka]

5 years ago we didn't have a lot of the stuff we are getting. Especially not on the mass level like going from most people on earth not having to most people on earth connected to the Internet in a world where data is becoming more and more important is crazy

Most of the data used on the internet is for porn and time wasting.

 

[QuiteWhittle]

2010 feels like yesterday. Probably because I've lived in the same place, went to the same school(for four years), socialized with the same people, indulged in the same hobbies, etc.

I bet I'd feel differently if I was richer and traveled more.

 

[CreepingFear]

Think about this, we will have seen 5 new Star Wars films in 5 years including the brand new trilogy.

 

[ugh_the_boot]

There is a huge difference between emerging technology and consumer tech. There have been lots of innovations in the past 5 years that are still not common/known because they haven't reached the consumer market, so 5 years from now we may be seeing technology that currently exists slowly becoming available to consumers. Even in medicine emergent technology takes years of testing and trials before it can be used by the general public.

So in 5 years not much will be different, you may have access to technology that was invented today but even that is highly unlikely. In other words....mobile phones were around way before you and I started using them and even longer before it became mainstream. Hell in 5 years we might all still be using the Ps4 and Xbone.

 

[You Are Viewtiful]

We'll finally be able to drop this "aughts" "noughties" "Teens" Tweenies" bullshit.

2020s: When 2000s kids will bully '10s kids.

 

[Enthus]

There will be 5 new Star Wars movies by then, so life will be pretty good.

 

[fertygo]

Phone Battery will only last 2 hour.

 

[ChouGoku]

Most of the data used on the internet is for porn and time wasting.

You should look up machine learning and why we are seeing things like self driving cars and the other things i refrenced

 

[Mobius 1]

It will be a lot hotter, buy shares of an air-conditioning company.

 

[BlackGoku03]

I work for a huge Japanese IT service company, our technical teams have halved in size over the last four years, however the number of managers that manage the service has jumped up a huge amount, we have so many managers now, the company looks like a hieratical diamond instead of a pyramid.

We have so much automation in place already, you can see staff struggling to find work to do, at the moment most staff are retiring so it counters the effect of less work, I think by 2020 I’ll no longer be working in this sector.

I don't believe it. I'm a system admin at a large call center. Even if we were all on thin clients, I don't see how a large environment can run without on site support.

 

[ChouGoku]

There is a huge difference between emerging technology and consumer tech. There have been lots of innovations in the past 5 years that are still not common/known because they haven't reached the consumer market, so 5 years from now we may be seeing technology that currently exists slowly becoming available to consumers. Even in medicine emergent technology takes years of testing and trials before it can be used by the general public.

So in 5 years not much will be different, you may have access to technology that was invented today but even that is highly unlikely. In other words....mobile phones were around way before you and I started using them and even longer before it became mainstream. Hell in 5 years we might all still be using the Ps4 and Xbone.

Did I not post all kind of new emerging tech/science that are saying they will launch in 5 years?

 

[Mortemis]

Technology and how we use it will definitely change a lot of things, but with the way things are you usually see things as ground-breaking when looking back in time, so yeah it'll feel like the same shit.

Games will look a lil more realistic, phones will be a lil faster, One Piece won't even be close to finishing, and I'll still be sitting here waiting for HxH to come back.

 

[dork]

Jokes won't be allowed to be made because everyone is offended