I saw this last week and thought it was fascinating. Here, futurists (which have accurately predicted the future; now present day) forecast the year 2050. They produced this wonderful info-graphic highlighting what they believe will be extinct leading into 2050 (including such things as Google, newspapers, and blindness.
WARNING: there's 2 ways to look at this...
1. despair - because things we currently use/enjoy/practice will disappear
2. adventure - because things don't simply disappear, they become new things, technologies, and ways of life.
Peace,
Ross
Some of these predictions are the result of trends underway today. Others seem more like wish fulfillment. Picking which is which for any given prediction isn't always easy.
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