So, I was thinking about how life would be in 50 years; things I’d miss and things I wouldn’t.
Rockstars. I’m going to miss all the rockstars. A lot of the rockers from the 70s and 80s aren’t making music anymore but they’re still around for when we want to rock out and party.
But in 50 years they’ll probably all be dead. We’re going to be stuck with all these pop-rock stars and rappers. I’m going to really miss them, and I feel like when the good rockstars die then the good music will also die.
Because music these days seems to be getting worse and worse.
In the future there may be a resurgence of rock domination but it won’t be the same as the 70s, 80s, and early 90s rock. Kind of like the rock we have today isn’t the same (and for the most part, not as good).
A little bit of my soul will die when all these rockers disappear.
Some other things I’m going to miss:
Less traffic. We have tons of traffic now but in 50 years it’s going to be 50x worse (unless there’s a huge population decline)
Freedom? - Now, our country may remain ‘free’ but it still seems that over the years there’s less individual “freedom” for people. For example, when my parents were in school it was very easy for them to skip class. Very easy.
But now days we have cameras in the halls and teachers take attendance on the computer. It will show if you went to all your classes except one - and if you didn’t get checked out then the administration will know you were skipping.
And in the future I’m sure schools - and every other business - will have even more ways to keep track of everyone. Heck, in 50 years maybe when you call in sick your boss will send a doctor/robot to confirm.
I love technology but the more advanced it gets the less personal freedom we may end up with. I mean, how can I tell my boss that I’m sick and then go hang out with friends if I have a GPS tracking chip installed in the back of my neck? My boss will know where I am.
Being able to get a job without 500 degrees. It seems you need a degree for everything these days. And even if you have a degree you’re not guaranteed to get a good job. In the future, Bachelor’s Degrees will be like high school diplomas- useless. You’ll need several degrees if you want to get a decent job - the more the better.
Some things I will NOT miss:
Reality TV. I pray up and down that in 50 years this reality TV craze will be over. Some reality shows are fine - like on Discovery channel and Animal planet and such. But all these reality game shows and shows where they just follow someone’s family around are annoying. Please be gone in the future!
Houses. Forget the houses we have today. In 50 years my house better be all decked out in crazy awesome technology. I want my dinner cooked and ready to eat when I get home and I want all kinds of cool little gadgets to play around with.
The popstars, rappers, and people that are famous for no reason. Popstars don’t bother me so much, I like their music sometimes. But I love rock and rockstars so I’m not going to miss them too much when they’re gone. Rap I don’t listen to so won’t miss them either. And as for those famous-for-no-reason people… I can’t wait until they’re gone.
Hi just came across your blog today. Yeah I am pretty much fed up with reality shows since they just get worse and worse and end up copying each other. What’s next seeing who farts the loudest and takes the biggest crap?
Maybe in fifty years we’ll have flying cars like on The Jetsons. Aren’t we supposed to have them by now? The first time I ditched class I ended up hiding in the bathroom but then I went to sneaking under the fence or not showing up at all.
Flying cars! That’d be cool as long as it’s really really hard to get a license to fly one. There are a lot of crazy drivers out there so I don’t even wanna see how they’d do flying.
Meh, I’m too chicken to just skip class on my own. The only times I’ve skipped class, I’ve done so with my parents permission - they’d just bring me to school late or something.
I’m such a good little rule follower >.>