The Future: What will the Next Five Years Bring?
By no means is this blog post a guarantee of anything…
I remember a time back in 2001 or so when I walked into a stereo and electronics store and I saw Apple iPods being advertised.
I didn’t think much of it, but I should’ve, because now the spot where that music and stereo store was; it’s now a beer and alcohol store because they are out of business.
Things change and when they do they change fast!
Here are some thoughts about what might happen five years from now and the companies that might make those changes happen even quicker than you can say “disruptive technology.”
Concerts in Video Games
Let’s say you’re playing Fortnite, by Epic Games, and you get a message from your gamer friend saying you need to head over to a secret location where your favorite DJ is having a rave party!
It could happen… wait a minute–it did happen!
Marshamello, a famous DJ/Producer, played to a crowd of avatars on Fortnite and blew them all away, literally, when his song about “flying” sent all the video game virtual people into the air to fly!
Just think about what would you do with your joystick if this happened to your online character? There were many great fx at his show so if you want to see what it would be like to be in a virtual video game concert click the video above.
In the future will you be able to build your own virtual tropical island and invite people on your favorite video game platform to see you DJ virtually and live in colorful pixels? Sounds doable.
Money
People will use crypto instead of Western Union type companies or banks because the fees will be less or non-existent in their cryptocurrency accounts. They will be able to send money across the world without penalty. It could happen that banks adopt the use of crypto currency as well to compete.
Watching TV and Movies
Companies like Netflix and Disney will rule the boob-toob and online streaming (Maybe they already do?). All the famous actors will be on these streaming channels and the movie going public experience will drastically change. Maybe even adopting virtual reality glasses will be a thing when you go to the movies, but people can already do this at home thanks to Facebook bringing Occulus to market, so maybe holograms and “immersive” experiences could be the norm in no time when it comes to this new movie experience.
Autonomous EVs
EVs, electronic vehicles, will be referred to as “technology” and not as a vehicle.
Amazon will get rid of cashiers by 2021 or at least I read a headline like that not too long ago at (see theverge.com article here).
It will mean getting rid of lots of jobs, but maybe this will get people used to the idea that autonomous cars will be a thing and you will charge your car instead of “fill ‘er up” thanks to companies like Uber and Tesla.
Delivery
Did you see the headline on YouTube talking about 400 restaurants closing in San Fran? Not to mention the result of covid-19 where it’s been said 20% of the economy is bars and restaurants, which are closed or only have delivery available at the time of this writing, but ordering Mickey D’s at home while playing video games on Twitch, owned by Amazon, and binge-ing TV shows while we “Netflix and chill” sounds okay to most people.
All and every food stuff and consumable will likely have delivery options from the likes of GrubHub, DoorDash and Uber Eats, but don’t rule out those robots Domino’s pizza has running around. Friendly machines wheeling by in crosswalks could be a thing.
Sports betting and marijuana will be legal.
Will prostitution be next? Enough said on this.
007 like Security
Better look into securing your online accounts like you’re James Bond or somebody. If you live in New York, you may have heard “see something, say something” coming over the loud speaker in the subways. But hey, crime is down nowadays thanks to the video recorders on our iPhones and CCTV cameras, which will catch ’em in the act, but that doesn’t mean crime has ended for good. Internet crime has risen and might just rise more in the coming years. Instead of using just a password to log-in, 2-key, SMS and Google Authenticator for our smart phones could be the norm, but maybe it will just be a personal USB lock for your laptop, a mental wallet, face recognition and fingerprint USB password scanners for everything.
Finally, no more doorknobs.
Now, you can get everything you need in a short code to punch into your door. Maybe your doors will open the same way they do in Star Trek, but the day they made doorknobs make beeping noises is the day–Arrgh! Ever wonder how much it might cost if you get locked out of your code door versus calling a locksmith for an old fashioned key? No keys in cars either just punch those buttons or use that app on your phone to rev it up and start your engine!
What else?
Dunno. I’m sure I left a lot of things out and it could be because those things have not been imagined… yet!
Evan Hundhausen is an Author, DJ and he is currently preparing for the future.
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