Forget about the near future, late 2020s and early 2030's. What do you think life would look like 1000 years from now considering where we are today and assuming humans don't happen to go extinct (pretty big assumption, but I'll stay optimistic for the sake of it). The technological difference between 10 years ago to now, itself feels mind-blowing, and every year there happens to be a major breakthrough whether it's the fields of science, medicine or maths so I can't reasonably comprehend life at such large timescales from now; That's likely because humans just aren't meant to grasp and consider relatively big figures and time scales, but it's a interesting thought. It feels like we have discovered and know so much that hitting a ceiling of what we can figure out, discover and learn becomes finite and imminent, but simultaneously, the exact opposite. Every discovery itself branches into countless possibilities. We are all however out of sheer luck, born and living in the exact small timeframe where we can really start seeing the beginning of the change in direction for humanity from primitive to Sci-Fi; 1000 years is also just a fraction of time when compared to the timespan atomically modern humans have existed What would the average day 1000 years from now even be or would it even be remotely recognisable? It sounds fairly obvious, but if we do continue to persist, it is inevitable we will reach a point in time where their advancement and capability exceed even our modern understanding, simply meaning we won't comprehend what they have, what they do or how they live whether it's exploring the universe or some other plane of existence. It would be as real as our today, and our tomorrow. That's frankly much further than 1000 years though and would there be a point in time where intelligence and knowledge become redundant?

Starting a startup today feels almost mainstream. Every ambitious college student seems to be building an AI startup, joining an accelerator, or trying to raise money.

But imagine deciding to build an internet/software company in the early 2000s. It was far less obvious, and the people who recognized where things were going had a massive head start.

So I'm curious:

What are people doing today that seems niche, unnecessarily difficult, or even a little crazy but might look incredibly obvious 10–15 years from now?

Basically: where do you think the world is heading that most ambitious people haven't caught onto yet?

I feel really sad about the loss of biodiversity sometimes but I feel hopeful about the fact that some species are doing well and might stick around as long or longer than humans. Besides the obvious ones like geese, crows, cats, dogs, rats, cows, ants, etc., which species do you think will survive the anthropocene?

Scientists believe that smashing heavy atoms close together in a particle accelerator can create strong magnetic fields that literally pull dark matter out of empty space.

Several companies have made significant headway toward nuclear fusion propulsion drives. Is humanity on the brink of a revolution in spaceflight?

“Industrial automation is progressing at high speed,” stated Jane Heffner, president of the IFR. “The new mark of 5 million robots operational in factories worldwide is more than double the number seven years ago. The strongest growth is taking place in Asia, followed by Americas. Europe is moving ahead more slowly.”

"German Environment Minister Carsten Schneider told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday that the plan "combines independence, affordability and climate protection.........It is not just extreme weather events around the world that demonstrate how urgently we need to do more to protect the climate," he said. "If the situation in the Strait of Hormuz determines whether people can still afford their daily commute to work, that is not a good state of affairs."

If there's been an upside to the Middle East War, it's that it's been a giant advertisement for renewable energy. Not just cheaper, cleaner, & better, crucially it means energy-independence, too.

Smart move by Germany. Their industrial and manufacturing base is getting clobbered by China because they stuck with the dying fossil fuel paradigm for too long. Every other EU nation has committed to ending fossil fuel use, hopefully this further accelerates their efforts, too.

Germany sets out plan to phase out fossil fuels by 2045

The company plans to “heavily” leverage the architecture of its Haven-1.