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The year of the coworking space: - Substantial number of tech workers remain remote as vaccines role out - Remote workers crave community after covid lockdowns - Commercial real estate is cheap If remote is the future I expect to see mega coworking spaces filled with desks, gyms, spas, bars, workshops, etc. Will have the benefit of being able to choose who you're around every day and without the gaze of your company'…
The year of the coworking space: - Substantial number of tech workers remain remote as vaccines role out - Remote workers crave community after covid lockdowns - Commercial real estate is cheap If remote is the future I expect to see mega coworking spaces filled with desks, gyms, spas, bars, workshops, etc. Will have the benefit of being able to choose who you're around every day and without the gaze of your company'…
Does that path eventually lead us to Wandering HR Reps?
Obligatory Year of the Linux Desktop prediction. :)
This will trigger an economic collapse which will bring down the eurozone. Germany will want country rated euros to avoid having to bail Italy.
House prices in Europe will drop to a rent / value rate similar to the USA, as property owners scrap for money.
USA will face similar problems and inflation will start being a problem.
China will start buying more in Europe and USA (same as they did with Africa).
Big players in airline, restaurant and other hard hit businesses will go bust.
US war on Iran with some major development in the region especially Irak/Yemen.
Vaccination will be accepted by majority of people either through good results seen on elderly, or through a vaccine pass required by businesses.
Historical 2020: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21802596 2019: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18753859 2018: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16007988 2017: none? 2016: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10809767 2015: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8822723 2014: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6994370 2013: none? 2012: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3395201 2011: https://news.ycomb…
New law enforcement techniques using DNS and other Intel techniques will be used to track, seize and tax cryptocurrency - which will cause increased popularity of Ethereum.
A qubit will travel around the world without decohering and increase attention on quantum internet investments. GPT4 and other ML models (maybe even with a neuro-feedback loop) will radically change entertainment for Gaming, movies, books, and music.
Smart Cities will start emerging ( and some cities which will ban the technology) with ML models and Intel systems capable of identifying all kinds of hazards (fires), threats (terrorists) and crime at scale.
A new “shadow net” will emerge from new mesh-networking protocols and massive amounts of compromised IoT devices- allowing users to bypass core internet routers and ISPs with the “shadow net”
XR with depth field scanning and smart tailoring with drastically change the fashion industry ( shoes and clothes). So people can virtually try on clothes and order perfectly tailored clothes from their home.
2. Bitcoin will hit $60K but will also touch again $5K in 2021
3. Trump will remain President
4. $VIX will hit $100
- more psychedlic tech ipos; websites such as https://psilocybinalpha.com/ gain more tractions; I expect Compass Pathways (NASDAQ: CMPS) double in mkt cap - Terence McKenna becomes more relevant again; recordings of McKenna's talks such as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijA5RHTJaV4 reach million views - if we look back in 2030, we'll see 2021 being the year that marks the beginning of the psychedelic renaissance - a…
As Stanislov Grof has said:
> Psychedelics, used responsibly and with proper caution, would be for psychiatry what the microscope is for biology and medicine or the telescope is for astronomy.
By the end of the year, we'll have started a new roaring 20's. People are pent-up--eager to travel, excited to be with friends, vacation, go to bars, party, see movies. Pent-up demand will help kick-start the economy. Work from home is normalized. Commercial real estate prices will drop as companies pare-down their office space. Wework has better prospects than ever. Travel stocks and in person events go crazy. A ren…