The Future in 10 Years
10 years ago I wrote a post about what I thought the future would be like in 10 years! Well, it’s 10 years later! Let’s check out what I was right and wrong about!
My prediction from 2014- 1) Robots. I already have a robot vacuum cleaner- so I can’t see it being that far off. I think that in 10 years there will be robot maids. The Jetsons totally knew what they were talking about. I bet there will be robots to cook and clean for you and maybe even do the laundry!
Well, besides some new and improved Roombas that mop and vacuum, or the new window cleaning robots, the Jetson’s cleaning robot hasn’t become a household device quite yet. HOWEVER, we did just buy a Dyson V15 this week. And though we still have to control it and DO the vacuuming, the screen and dirt detect technology on this robot is pretty insane. It also cleans SO WELL! We have been shocked at how much dust and dirt it has been picking up, especially in our carpets. There was a conference in Vegas this year that showed off all of 2024’s best robots, and this article talks about the top 10. It looks like the humanoid robots coming out of China are getting quite close to having a “Jetson” style robot in people’s houses soon. As long as the price can stay reasonable, it might be here before we know it. The part of the robot post that I didn’t expect was the AI advances we have made in the last couple years. The stuff AI is doing right now is pretty crazy! This blog even has an AI edit feature I can use before I post! It gives me feedback on what it thought I did well, and what I could improve on!
My prediction from 2014– 2) I think all bulletin boards/ posters are going to be digital. Sometimes I think it would be easier in my classroom if I didn’t have to staple all the kid’s work to the wall. We are already into digital portfolios, so I think the next schools are going to have digital bulletin boards too. Side note: as I was looking for a picture to put with this one- I found out that this already is a real thing apparently…
Another miss on my part. Though interactive white boards are still a thing, I haven’t seen much advancement in terms of TVs, Interactive whiteboards or bulletin boards in schools. I guess I shouldn’t be surprised as education tends to move at a slower rate than the business world.
My prediction from 2014– 3) I really think all shopping will be done through phones or mobile devices. I can’t see people carrying big wallets with cash/member cards/etc. I love paying at Starbucks with my Starbucks app and getting rewards right on the phone. I feel like most stores will go that route. But who knows what type of stores there will even be! Maybe everything will be online shopping!
I think I get a bit of a win on this one. I hate to admit it, but I rarely do much in store shopping anymore. It is so so convenient to find sales and do a bit of research online and then buy there. To give you some perspective, Amazon made 19.74 billion in 2014 and at the end of 2023, it was up to 170 billion. Watch this visual representation of how much money that actually is! Obviously there are still retail stores, but I know that even in my city, the storefront stores are dying while more and more people buy things online. One interesting turn that I didn’t realize would happen is that because of the convenience of “online shopping,” I am actually buying more things USED than ever before! I use the app Varage Sale and Facebook Marketplace to purchase things I need that are in my city. So as bad as I feel for doing as much online shopping as I do, I do make myself feel a bit better because of how much I buy secondhand.
My prediction from 2014– 5) I think people will be able to teleport… Or somehow be in a new place doing something without spending 30 hours on a plane. I’m not going to suggest HOW that is going to happen because I have no idea but somehow it will be possible.
Well, I haven’t seen anything wild like this yet. Too bad. That would have been great!
My prediction from 2014– 6) I think body image will get even crazier. It has already got to the point where plastic surgery and those types of procedures are becoming so common that I think it will be a more accessible/fast option in the future. I think there are going to be plastic surgery vending machines where you can go into a booth in a mall and get a nose job, or a quick Botox injection. It will probably be done by a hot looking robot. That, or some skeezy guy with unclean needles.
This was on the right track, but the method was wrong. Shopping malls? HA! Those are dying too. However, botox and other enhancers have definitely become more common place. I’m sure in 2014 I was thinking that Botox was this crazy example to use, but I wasn’t wrong. Botox is definitely more popular and more accessible than 10 years ago. I now have plenty of friends who regularly use botox to fill in wrinkles and lines, I have friends who use lip fillers to make their lips more plump, and I’m sure we all know and have friends and family who are using eyelash extensions as part of their beauty routine. (Where as back in 2014, the fake eyelashes that you had to put on and remove each time would have been the go to).
My prediction from 2014– 7) I think the future is going to have new foods that engineers have invented or redesigned. I think there are going to be super foods that will be kind of like medicine. You can just eat a banapple and get rid of your cold at the same time!
I don’t know of any superfoods that work as medicine, but here is an updated list of Canada’s genetically modified foods right now.
My prediction from 2014- 8) I like the idea of hovercraft cars- I just hate the idea of writing it, because it sounds so cliche! But yeah- lets just get it over with and say it… In 10 years there will be hover cars everywhere.
Well, they aren’t everywhere. But they are definitely on their way?? Read this article that talks about the newest models of flying vehicles. While full on hover CARS aren’t popular, hover BOARDS are! Sure, they still have contact with the ground, but it is neat that the hovering concept has made its way to 2024.
My prediction from 2014– 9) 3D printers will be used for everything. Want a piece of toast? 3D printer it. Want a new tech gadget? Just print it. New baby brother? Done.
I think I was being a bit facetious with the new baby brother comment, but 3D printing has made some cool advancements. The Bio-printing (printing tissue, organs, and body parts) is the one that interests me the most. But it looks like in 2024, the biggest 3D printing innovation is in large scale printing. Huge pieces of metal are being able to be 3D printed. Though these advancements are very exciting, it sounds like there is a shift in trying to push for more sustainable 3D printing mechanisms as the technology forges ahead.
At the end of my blog post from ten years ago, I commented how we would not know what the future holds. To be honest, it does feel a bit weird being “in the future” in this regard. I remember writing this post, and I’m not sure how ten years JUST HAPPENED!! Maybe one of the biggest shocks from re-reading this post was that it doesn’t feel like that long ago! I’m not sure how time goes by so fast. Now that I have done this exercise once, stay tuned as I will have to write another prediction post of what I think the world will be like in 10 years from now! I DEFINITELY did not have a world wide pandemic on my bingo card from this post ten years ago. Stay tuned!
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