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We will be less dependent on oil and use alternative, renewable sources of energy such as solar, water, and wind power. That will be the main difference. The Middle East will lose its status as a result. Also conservation and recycling will become more popular.
I think that there will be a vaccine against HIV and AIDS in the next 20 years. I think that advances in medical science will unimaginable results. I wouldn't be surprised if the average life expectancy increased by ten years.
Since the babyboom generation will be senior citizens, geriatrics will be a huge field in medicine. Social policies will revolve around this age group. Social security taxes will increase since a big percentage of the populaton will be retired. The retirement age for people born after 1980 will increase to 70 or more. I think that the population of the US will increase to 350 million. The population of the world will be 8 billion.
I was talking to a friend the other day about what will be cool to teenagers in a few years. Nowadays, it is not uncommon to see teens with piercings and tattoos. Jokingly, I said that chopping off a pinky will be cool. I hope that I am wrong.
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