1)Either the UE will become a superstate with countries relegated to the role of provinces with much less power than before or the UE will start breaking apart due to the inadequacy of the Euro currency and the disparity between the successful European countries such as Germany and France and the less successful ones such as Portugal, Italy and Greece.
In the second scenario, one major country may be in the process of exiting the EU and go back to using its own currency or has already done so by the end of the decade.
3)Russia will become a food superpower due to rising temperatures making it an ideal place to grow lots of food. This will help keep the oligarchs in place and no real political change will happen within this decade.
4)China will not see a change in its political system. Xi Jinping will still be ruling China but there will be political turmoil due to his failing health.
5)A mega recession will happen and subsequently, asset prices will be cut in half around the globe due to QE and low-interest rates having pushed the prices of shares and real estate to levels completely disconnected from the real world economies.
6)The pace of Automation will continue to increase and 10s of millions of people will be out of work as there won't be enough time to retrain them to find a new job.
This will force governments to increase unemployment benefits dramatically or implement UBI to appease the population of the countries most affected by this.
7)Crypto currency may or may not be mainstream by 2030
8)Apple will enter the healthcare space with a major and still unannounced product, potentially a wearable device that would monitor your well being 24/7(not a watch)
9)Phones are starting to be replaced by AR glasses or contact lenses.
10)Facebook’s median user’s age is 45 years old in 2030.
11)The price of a secondhand Tesla car is roughly equivalent to that of a secondhand ICE car.
12)Self driving level 4 is mainstream.
13)Elon Musk is the richest man in the world with a net worth approaching 200Bn
14)New electric cars have an autonomy of 1000 miles on a single charge.
1)Either the UE will become a superstate with countries relegated to the role of provinces with much less power than before or the UE will start breaking apart due to the inadequacy of the Euro currency and the disparity between the successful European countries such as Germany and France and the less successful ones such as Portugal, Italy and Greece.
In the second scenario, one major country may be in the process of exiting the EU and go back to using its own currency or has already done so by the end of the decade.
3)Russia will become a food superpower due to rising temperatures making it an ideal place to grow lots of food. This will help keep the oligarchs in place and no real political change will happen within this decade.
4)China will not see a change in its political system. Xi Jinping will still be ruling China but there will be political turmoil due to his failing health.
5)A mega recession will happen and subsequently, asset prices will be cut in half around the globe due to QE and low-interest rates having pushed the prices of shares and real estate to levels completely disconnected from the real world economies.
6)The pace of Automation will continue to increase and 10s of millions of people will be out of work as there won't be enough time to retrain them to find a new job. This will force governments to increase unemployment benefits dramatically or implement UBI to appease the population of the countries most affected by this.
7)Crypto currency may or may not be mainstream by 2030
8)Apple will enter the healthcare space with a major and still unannounced product, potentially a wearable device that would monitor your well being 24/7(not a watch)
9)Phones are starting to be replaced by AR glasses or contact lenses.
10)Facebook’s median user’s age is 45 years old in 2030.
11)The price of a secondhand Tesla car is roughly equivalent to that of a secondhand ICE car.
12)Self driving level 4 is mainstream.
13)Elon Musk is the richest man in the world with a net worth approaching 200Bn
14)New electric cars have an autonomy of 1000 miles on a single charge.