'45 year mortgages': 20+ Wild predictions for the future that sound pretty plausible

JR Atkinson • Writer and Editor

Apr 25, 2024 4:00 PM EDT

Nobody has a crystal ball (except maybe the creators of The Simpsons). But it sure is fun to make guesses about what might come to pass. I remember doing that a lot when I was graduating high school- trying to guess what would become of myself and my classmates. Would Josh grow up to be a Senator or would he toil away forever in middle management? Would Sarah make it on Broadway or come back to our high school to teach theater? The future was a vast emptiness, and anything was possible.

Though it's fun to ruminate on your future, it's even wilder to think about what will happen to the world at large. Everything is changing so much (and has already changed in our lifetimes) that it's not so far out to imagine that the future will be radically different. And ok, while I'm here, I'll add my prediction: Mr. Beast will make a bid for president once he's old enough. One day I will say I told you so!