For real change to occur. Not fake change, where people in positions of authority announce that they are 'working towards a solution', but actual, physical evidence of change. Policy matters are asides. Real change happens organically and quickly, upsetting the status quo and causing ripples in the overall fabric of reality, which, in our case, has been static for too long.
What say you to this? People on the earth have been longing for change, for development of technologies that improve their lives, and I'm not talking about cell phones here. I'm talking about changes in infrastructure that for too long have been tied up in political gridlock because one side fears loss of control, loss of profits, and the other side, the people, are hesitant to adopt the technology due to cost factors or they can't act due to lack of availability and/or support. This will change, is changing, and as these new technological developments sweep the world the upsetting of the power structure will be evident.
Take one example here, and that is self driving cars. These are not control devices, as some have feared. They could be seen as actually freeing up a lot of resources and making driving a far less expensive undertaking than it is today. When self driving cars are available, everybody can get to anywhere they want to go cheaply and quickly. This will add to nightlife, this will add to bar culture, restaurant culture, to the arts, to music, because a lot of what keeps people home at night is the DUTY of driving, and not a lot of people want to have to perform that duty, obey the laws, take the risks associated with driving, because they can't be bothered to focus for one reason or another. Night will be like day, in some regions, towns, even in the countryside. Amazing this will be, the ability to command a car to take you ANYWHERE, and it will. Safely, reliably, cheaply. Who wouldn't take advantage of this opportunity? It will prove to add to personal satisfaction because far too many people sit at home and watch tv at night only because far too many of them want to stay off the roads. It can be crazy out there at night, and dangerous, because stoked citizens wanting to get somewhere fast ride other citizens' bumpers, or are wacked out in some way, through drugs, overwork, alcohol, fighting with their spouses, etc. so when self drivng cars come all that is eliminated. The playing field is leveled, for the first time ever. Safety, as much as the technology permits, is assured. Think about that!
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Another thing that is in the works is home power. No more dependence on the electric grid. With home power, through neighborhood power collectives, people can locate to rural areas and set up compounds there, grow their own food, develop their own industries, and use self driving cars and trucks to deliver their goods to market. This will free up people to live AWAY from the cities, something that some of them very much want to do but can't at this present time.
A third development is in orbiting the earth in space stations. Shuttling people to orbiting platforms is a whole new industry that could be formed and people could stay in space stations like people nowadays spend time in hotels. What a treat that would be. Is that too far off, expensive, and unlikely a thing to happen? I don't think so. The use of 'space elevators' has been theorized, and materials strong enough to support such structures have not yet been made, but who knows? Workable space elevators could make the whole thing feasable. (Space elevators. They're on the internet).
Entertainment could change radically, and in some corners of the techno-geek world it already has, in the form of virtual reality, shared interactive computer simulation environments, holographic stage shows, more realistic three dimensional movies, interactive historical environments, and musical events that place you in the audience no matter where you are.
'Foodie' tours all over the globe could be available, and all manner of other travel experiences, due to an entirely new network of transportation, for self driving cars will be in other countries too. Borders between countries could be like crossing state lines in a more relaxed and self-sufficient political climate so instead of some stupid, inane, and dreadful apocalyptic vision of the future these bright, enjoyable, fun, and SATISFYING fruits of mankind's evolved way of being are entirely possible- with a lot more yet to come.