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Ask HN: Whats your prediction for what 2030 will look like?
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#22VR/AR won't become the Next Big Thing, but prices will have stabilized and demand in most developed countries will be steadily increasing. Will never become as ubiqitious as smartphones in developing countries. People will be happier, but I can't predict why. India won't have progressed in a significant manner. Corruption will be as rampant as ever, and Hindutva will still be the prevailing ideology. The youth will t…
india's got hurdles, no doubt. but with the progress in space tech and the startup scene hungry for local solutions, there's room for optimism. oversaturation in traditional tech might happen, but that energy could transform healthcare, agriculture...the stuff that impacts everyday life. plus, smaller cities could become the new powerhouses if clean energy investment booms.
the shift is happening. soon, india will lead in creating solutions tailored to its needs, not copying silicon valley. UPI and ONDC prove this innovative spirit.
Re: Ask HN: Whats your prediction for what 2030 will look like?
#23Like today, but more so. More dysfunctional politics, more geopolitical (inter-state) friction, more weather, more inequality, more housing crisis, more suicides, more siloing. More HR, more surveillance. More PV electricity farms, not as many more EVs as optimists were predicting last year. Ditto robots. Fewer opinion writers masquerading as journalists, I hope. Worse infrastructure, more oppressive laws controlling…
That seems incredibly pessimistic. Hopefully that's not how it goes. What should we be optimistic about?