@casuallavaring

2 years ago

People in the 1920s predicted we'd have balloon-supported lake walking by 2000, so no one can predict the future for sure. Having said that, I'm going to throw my guess in the pot: The human race will still be around. We'll likely have to move inland, and some coastal cities like Miami will be completely destroyed. Countries like Bangladesh which already experience seasonal flooding will probably face massive, horrific natural disasters that will create millions of refugees. No one superpower will rule the world. America will continue to be around and will have a "sphere of influence" consisting of the modern West and some Pacific countries like Japan, Australia, and a reunified Korea, but China will control most of continental Asia, and Russia, India, and maybe some Islamic Caliphate will step up to the plate as major rivals. Africa will become much more significant on the world stage, as it will be home to an enormous chunk of the world population. Technology will improve by then and we might even enjoy commercial space travel, however, I still think only the very rich will be able to afford it. Advances in medical technology and green energy will make certain parts of the world more pleasant, but the damage from Climate Change will already have been done. All in all I think the future will be better than where we started, with some caveats.

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