In 2030, You Won't Own Any Gadgets

Owning things used to be simple. You went to the store. You paid money for something, whether it be a TV, clothes, books, toys, or electronics. You took your item home, and once you paid it off, that thing belonged to you. It was yours. You could do whatever you wanted with it. That’s not how it is today, and by 2030, technology will have advanced to the point that even the idea of owning objects might be obsolete.

Many a think piece has been written about how Millennials aren’t as interested in owning things as their predecessors. After decades of Boomers keeping up with the Joneses, Millennials were supposedly “more about the experience” than physical goods. There’s a kernel of truth in that, but the shift to services was telegraphed a long time ago.

Back in 2016, the World Economic Forum released a Facebook video with eight predictions it had for the world in 2030. “You’ll own nothing. And you’ll be happy,” it says. “Whatever you want, you’ll rent. And it’ll be delivered by drone.”

Full article: https://gizmodo.com/in-2030-you-wont-own-any-gadgets-1847176540

Till 2050 We will be controlling everything with our thoughts .

We'll own nothing because the elites will own everything.

til 2100
The world will be dominated by Ultron, i mean AI

2030 - We don't own anything
2050 - We can experience the thoughts of other people
2075 - We can move back and forth in time and experience the life of anyone
2100 - We will become USB drives

Starblazer said:

2030 - We don't own anything
2050 - We can experience the thoughts of other people
2075 - We can move back and forth in time and experience the life of anyone
2100 - We will become USB drives

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Kill me lol....

I'll not become a USB drive like you

I guess because we will run out of cash after paying for vaccine booster shots lol. I like idea of rental but I’m not renting someone AirPods or Fitbit so this ain’t gonna happen

This is already some kind of ubiquitous fashion to predict the future. I think that the only thing that is true is that there will be 10 billion of us soon and the redistribution of resources will begin. Wars will break out here and there, and then the third world war will begin. It's getting close ...

You can rent a house but you can't rent your phone.
(privacy reasons)

You can rent a plane but you can't rent your blanket.
(hygienic reasons)

There are obvious reasons why we rent most of the things and then there are things that you can't even dream of renting for obvious reasons. Will the future change this? I would be surprised but would love to see if that's made possible somehow.

All these predictions are pure BS.
Let me explain it for you:
Everything in our life is not secure , there will always be vulnerability.
Second: Corruption, elites will always want to monopolize things which cuts competition, which effects productivity.How many bootstrapped social networks are there ? 0 . All require $1 bn funding to succeed.
Third:Laws ,Remember when Facebook collected so much data it became a threat and people are asking for privacy now? Without the data no ai can be feeded etc.
Cheers

One thing is for sure, In 2030 I will have at least 10k posts.LOL

Also, where's my flying car at

It's going to be the same in 2030 as it is now, the people that rent things will mostly continue to rent while the people that buy things will continue to own. In fact there may be a higher rate of ownership of homes and cars as people move from large cities to semi-rural areas that offer a cheaper cost of living.

zobicoin said:

Kill me lol....

I'll not become a USB drive like you

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You already are. You're plugging in your stick somewhere

It's not totaly correct.Diffrent regions have diffrent timelines.
I mentioned it already several times that our business will change in the coming years from b2c to b2s (subscription) which means you won't own anything but have subscription plans.It means you are fully dependable on big companies and good behavior.It's a control mechanism.
In 2010 they already said on TV that they want that cars will drive itself and that on average 4 families will "own" a car together to increase the effectivness of cars as at current status quo the cars are only being used by 5% and the rest they are staying.They said already in 2010 that cars will be called via app on the phone and you will pay only the distance you have been using that car.

Does a bell ring now why autonomous cars and uber and co are coworking together ?
I already was in 2010 brainstorming how will it be possible that people will share a car when cars are the loved ones for majority of us.A status symbol.
The only answer i have is that people will be to poor to be able to buy a new car which will fit regulations and when you look at current reports there are already some stating that new cars will be already in 2022 unreachable for a majority of the lower/mid class.
That's why we are getting already used in the "sharing" econemy.

Western countries are the one which will be hit the hardest.

Btw many big scienties said cars will lose its status symbol over the next years.It will be only a tool to drive from point a to point b at the cheapest price

Telekinesis could be a thing.