What will things be like 40 years from now in 2046? USAToday posted an article from a demographic and economic perspective, "2046: A boomer odyssey". Based on what this article forecasts, we will start seeing the changes today and gradually escalate as the boomer generation continues to influence everything as it has in the 40 years. One impact to be noted is how engineering will be affected. Boeing is currently designing its 787 Dreamliner (next gen jet) to have wider aisles to faciliate the increaesd use of wheelchairs in the next 40-years as the boomers age.
Other changes that we'll see are the changes to laws, policies, health care, advertising, technology, and social services. I think that technologies like exoskeleton devices, replacement body parts genetically engineered, and implantable and wearable computers will continue to advance and becom common place in the next 30 or so years. Sounds a bit frightening but look how far we have come in the last 20-years. A good percentage of the technology that exists today was considered far-fetched in 1980.
I still want those personal flying vehicles and personal space ships but that may be too far fetched for the foreseable future. Maybe my kids will see this stuff happen. I can continue to dream. Who knows, we are only a few scientific or engineering breakthroughs away from this becoming a reality.
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