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Health and Human Services will constitutionally designate Social Media as a public health emergency, allowing all states (while in states of emergency) to include restrictions to accessing social media or restrict the function of information on those network or restrict the price of ad bidding and data markets.
Netflix stock will drop by half. The singleton will be rediscovered and frameworks, languages and religions will form around the concept.
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…
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Democrats will win the GA runoffs Off the back of that, stimulus and other popular liberal policies will be enacted. And they'll be successful and well-liked.
I want to believe, however I think Joe Manchin will stand in the way. I also think Joe Biden won't do anything to stop the filibuster.
There will be contact with an alien civilization, the kind of which we haven't ever thought about.
Care to elaborate?
BABIES! So many COVID-induced lockdown babies! I've had so many people, many who were either done with having children, and those who weren't planning to for a while yet, announce their pregnancies. Wonder if there are any companies I can invest in to cash in on this?
It’s always atop my insight-free lists of long overdue events. Keep a pair of shoes and a gallon of water by your bed.
Number 55 will be factored using Shor's algorithm on quantum computer.
Fiscal and monetary policies will thighten compared to 2020. The assets that had the most speculation in 2020 will correct violently: Tesla, Bitcoin ...
The US-China relationship will improve.
Big social media (FB, Twitter etc.) will split amongst political lines.
Prolonged lockdowns and new habits kill 75% of small businesses and greatly increase inequality as the richest 10% stay at home saving/investing instead of spending. 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…
I think eurozone collapse will begin in germany, centered around the collapse of deutsche bank. No other scenario will make sense. Although it will still be bad, the uk will have dodged a bigger bullet with brexit.