Recently, Reddit user
u/PreparationFar4709
asked, ”
What is your ‘calling it now’ prediction?
” From political predictions to food trends, here’s what some people think will happen in the near future:
1.
“O’Hare airport in Chicago will be renamed ‘Obama’ after he eventually dies. Presidents usually get airports named after them, like Clinton in Little Rock and Bush in Houston. Obama was a senator from Illinois, and the names sound similar.”
—
arock121
“Split the difference; call it the ‘O’Bama’ airport.”
—
DrNuclearSlav
2.
“In the next 10 years, you’ll no longer speak to a nurse before seeing your primary care physician. You’ll be questioned by an AI with full knowledge of your entire medical history, and it will then craft new questions based on your answers. It will inform your doctor of important risk factors and suggest where to go from there.”
—
None
3.
“In 50 years, we’ll wonder why we ever pooped in clean drinkable water.”
—
AnonymousCrewMember
4.
“Grown-up children of YouTube family vloggers will start dropping Mommy Dearest-style exposés about their horrible childhoods, and laws will be imposed against the whole practice.”
—
storm_walkers
5.
“45-year mortgages will be the standard, like we’re starting to see with 8-year car loans.”
—
Trip420x
6.
“Streaming services will be combined to become a new cable package. This is happening already, but I’ve been saying this for years.”
—
pinballwizardsg
7.
“Lab-grown meat will completely take over by 2030. I’ve been following the industry closely, and the technology is improving quickly while prices keep dropping. My local grocery store just started carrying it, and I can barely tell the difference anymore.”
—
EroticGoddess11
“When lab-grown meat becomes affordable, meat companies will run a smear campaign with slogans like, ‘Don’t you want REAL meat?’ and commission studies that say it’s less healthy.”
—
breakermw
8.
“In the coming years, companies will start ditching call center staff in favour of AI systems. It will be awful.”
—
Appropriate-Divide64
“AI responses to all questions will be sponsored and yield responses that favor the advertiser rather than objective responses based on available evidence.”
—
BlueSpotBingo
9.
”
8 Mile
will be a Broadway musical.”
—
0oth0on
10.
“We’re going to see an influx of people avoiding social media/phone culture as a lifestyle choice. People are tired of the algorithms, manipulation and bullshit.”
—
ConditionLife1710
11.
“Starbucks will be selling bubble tea by 2027. For clarification, I mean classic bubble tea (sweet and creamy leaf tea with tapioca pearls), not fruity drinks with popping ‘boba’ juice balls.”
—
BoneDaddyChill
12.
“I’m calling it now: shortly, we’ll see a rise in virtual reality dating experiences, complete with customizable avatars and immersive virtual environments. Say goodbye to awkward first dates and hello to love connections in the metaverse!”
—
vanillatoasty
13.
“Co-living will be a thing as a way to afford housing. Like two families joining to purchase a house and living together.”
—
clevelandrocks14
14.
“The issue of plastic will never be solved unless another more convenient, cheaper, easier to make, and less polluting product is made.”
—
Quick_Marsupial9628
15.
“We will see a large resurgence in people becoming tinkerers, fixers, and going into the trades. This will be because of stuff being too expensive to get fixed, paired with the rising cost of education.”
—
SwampThing72
16.
“There will be a state of emergency declared via an executive order in 2028 to postpone the next US presidential election (a la Indira Gandhi in the 1970s). I really hope I’m wrong, though.”
—
SaltChunkLarry
17.
“We’ll find out that electric car batteries aren’t as (easily and safely) recyclable as people have claimed, and we’re gonna find a cache of old ‘recycled’ batteries buried in the desert somewhere, just like old
E.T. Atari cartridges.
”
—
flearhcp97
18.
“Elon will be removed from Tesla.”
—
DirtyRoller
19.
“In the next 20 years, you will be able to get a degree from YouTube.”
—
Deuce_Booty
20.
And finally, ”
Grey’s Anatomy
will never end.”
—
bristlenose
Do you agree with any of these? What other predictions do you have for the future? Let us know in the comments!
Some submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.
