Wired Magazine, one of my favourite publications, shared a list of things that could derail a long stretch of economic growth. The image below shows their list that was written back in 1997.
To put that in perspective, Bill Clinton was the US President, 911 hadn’t yet occurred, Steve Jobs had just returned to Apple—the iPod was merely a twinkle in his eye, Google didn’t exist, and the Nintendo 64 was the hottest new gaming console on the market.
It was a long time ago.
But the predictions are poignant, and some, scarily accurate. It makes me question and think about the predictions people are making now for 2050, and about whether or not we’re building the world we want others to inherit.
