It's one thing to look to the future with respect to having enough money to retire and live happily, but money is only part of the picture. We naturally look around us to see how we can fit ourselves into a future that is like the time we live in today.
How we will live. With a daily routine... a car... a social life... travel.... standard pleasures of food and entertainment... a stable government... comfortable homes, safe food and water, a standardized education, standardized laws, an accepted moral standard, and all of those parts of life that we have adopted.
Hopefully any changes to be moderate and on a historically even timeline. A gradual change that we'll take in stride.
Still... handwriting on the wall. Changes that we CAN see today or in some cases changes that we can't see.
... and there lies the 20 year look ahead. Partly from curiosity but more importantly, the What If's and what might be
No shortage of doom and gloom on one side, and irrational optimism on the opposite side.
For starters, on the pessimism side.... this article from Slate:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/10/un-climate-report-2040-coral-davenport-interview.html?via=homepage_recirc_recent
...assuming that this is not ALL alarmist negative hype, an overview from which to make a comparison to what we expect this neartime future to be, and what could happen. For the parts that make sense to you, what can you plan to offset the negatives that might occur. Buying, spending, housing , location, saving, recreating etc...
... and... the positives... advanced technology, better governmental management of the law, infrastructure, international relations. Improvement in efficiencies across the board. Better health, and safety.
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Pretty far out, but one thing at a time.
What about the dream home in Florida, on the beach, with your boat in the local marina.
The travel itinerary?
The all-tech home?
Children? Who? How Many? Education?
The Family? together? dispersed?
Food? In? Out? prepared? newfood?
Here to there? Cars? Scooters? Uber?
Shopping? Home? Where?
Jobs?
Workweek?
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From History:
Wars
Energy
Space
Plagues
Climate
Haves, Havenots
Government care
Populations
For today, my own concern is Climate Change, but if I were 55 and looking ahead, I think I'd be considering how to plan for changes that might be on the horizon.
I don't guess that this will engender much discussion, but perhaps, a back-of-the-mind note to be prepared for change... and maybe the fastest change in history.
How we will live. With a daily routine... a car... a social life... travel.... standard pleasures of food and entertainment... a stable government... comfortable homes, safe food and water, a standardized education, standardized laws, an accepted moral standard, and all of those parts of life that we have adopted.
Hopefully any changes to be moderate and on a historically even timeline. A gradual change that we'll take in stride.
Still... handwriting on the wall. Changes that we CAN see today or in some cases changes that we can't see.
... and there lies the 20 year look ahead. Partly from curiosity but more importantly, the What If's and what might be
No shortage of doom and gloom on one side, and irrational optimism on the opposite side.
For starters, on the pessimism side.... this article from Slate:
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/10/un-climate-report-2040-coral-davenport-interview.html?via=homepage_recirc_recent
...assuming that this is not ALL alarmist negative hype, an overview from which to make a comparison to what we expect this neartime future to be, and what could happen. For the parts that make sense to you, what can you plan to offset the negatives that might occur. Buying, spending, housing , location, saving, recreating etc...
... and... the positives... advanced technology, better governmental management of the law, infrastructure, international relations. Improvement in efficiencies across the board. Better health, and safety.
..........................................................................................
Pretty far out, but one thing at a time.
What about the dream home in Florida, on the beach, with your boat in the local marina.
The travel itinerary?
The all-tech home?
Children? Who? How Many? Education?
The Family? together? dispersed?
Food? In? Out? prepared? newfood?
Here to there? Cars? Scooters? Uber?
Shopping? Home? Where?
Jobs?
Workweek?
.................................................................................................
From History:
Wars
Energy
Space
Plagues
Climate
Haves, Havenots
Government care
Populations
For today, my own concern is Climate Change, but if I were 55 and looking ahead, I think I'd be considering how to plan for changes that might be on the horizon.
I don't guess that this will engender much discussion, but perhaps, a back-of-the-mind note to be prepared for change... and maybe the fastest change in history.