Comments on: 2050

By: Matt Sly

Matt Sly — Mon, 10 May 2010 12:31:35 +0000

Another idea along w/ the #in2050 tag: you can wrte a letter to the future at futureme.org where more than a million people have already written to their future selves (yes, that’s my web-site…shameless promotion, sorry…)

By: Max Howell

Max Howell — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:10:18 +0000

If you keep this blog up for another 40 years, I’ll be sure to come back and finish that sentence.

By: Bill Ruppert

Bill Ruppert — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:42:38 +0000

You know, in 2010 I never imagined I would make it to be 100 years old.

By: sreenivas

sreenivas — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:49:51 +0000

Y’know, in 2050, I never would have imagined that..

I have International unique ID chip embedded under my skin.
surely having interactive web which responds to my intentions.
having a hand held device which has every thing phone ,camera,projector,computer.

By: Chris Messina

Chris Messina — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:06:10 +0000

P.S. I totally had the last sentence of the post wrong… I meant to say “Y’know, in 2050” rather than “in 2010″. I’ve edited subsequent comments that echoed this mistake.

My bad!

By: Ryan Waggoner

Ryan Waggoner — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:02:15 +0000

“Y’know, in 2050, I never would have imagined that I’d be looking and feeling better at 67 than I was at 27. Genetic engineering and anti-aging is pretty incredible.”

Then my robot will agree with me and make a clever joke about neo-national politics before making me a grown-on-demand organic sandwich on the galley of my personal spaceship.

By: Philip Ashlock

Philip Ashlock — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 05:25:50 +0000

In 2050, I never would have imagined that cities would be much more important than nations… and that stable local distribution networks would be more important than any single valuable resource.

I’m still thinking about the post-petroleum transition. Your post reminds me quite a bit of this one from just over 4 years ago:

http://kottke.org/05/12/zach-klein-then-just-now-i-remembered

By: DGentry

DGentry — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:47:55 +0000

Y’know, in 2050, I never would have imagined that folded proteins and genetically tailored organisms would replace most electronics. Yet the economics really are compelling: they digest our waste for power, so solar generation can meet our remaining electricity needs.

By: David Horn

David Horn — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:07:34 +0000

I think in 40 years I’ll be saying I never would’ve imagined how green our economy would become. We’ll really be feeling the oil problem in a couple decades, and we’ll be very green from necessity.

Right now, looking forward, it seems like an impossible task, but necessity will drive our innovation.