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Ten years ago, I predicted 2022. Did I get it right?

18/01/202220 Comments

Predicting the future is a fool’s errand, but I tried it: talking about phones, lifelogging, and social changes. And on top of that: what do I think’s coming in 2032?

2012 photo credits:
Andy Davidson, IMG_1790, https://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_d/7906847522/
Andy Davidson, IMG_1791, https://www.flickr.com/photos/andy_d/7906848920/
both licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

The Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier: https://amzn.to/3qkj9jP [that’s an affiliate link]

Thanks to Garry, Alex and K for suggesting this video!

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20 Comments

  1. Tom Scott
    18/01/2022,

    And yes, to avoid the obvious comments: I have aged in the last ten years. It'll happen to you, too. And it's better than the alternative!

  3. Ben Bovard
    18/01/2022,

    To be fair, the only shortform videos I watch are in YT compilations. Longform may yet reign supreme.

  4. andy klompenburg
    18/01/2022,

    so when is your 2032 prediction coming out?

  5. Julia Anderson
    18/01/2022,

    Damn! white people do get old very fast.

  6. Ape Mayor
    18/01/2022,

    Bro if YouTube shuts down I would cry

  7. Kayla t.
    18/01/2022,

    Dude went from 18 to 45 real quick in 10yrs

  8. Meister Eder
    19/01/2022,

    "data caps are not something most people need to think about"
    cries in German

  9. Eagle Left
    19/01/2022,

    I do think short form video is separate enough from YouTube that we will see a divergence. But Long form video just has something that short form doesn't

  10. Daazle
    19/01/2022,

    this was interesting

  11. Alcamie
    19/01/2022,

    Short form video is already here and are making money from it. Heard of a little thing called Tiktok?

  12. Luis Rosales
    19/01/2022,

    Bluetooth headphones are good

  13. Mcredsila Jsai
    19/01/2022,

    Did you predict that females in 2022 want at least 6'2 and top tier male model facial aesthetics for men when it comes to dating? LMFAO.

  14. Blue
    19/01/2022,

    who's been watching youtube videos for entertainment!

  16. Leonard Kneebone
    19/01/2022,

    I can't get a pair of wired headphones to last more than a couple months before the cable frays internally, and they stop working. Meanwhile, wireless headphones don't have cables, so the cables can't break.

  17. Pug 46
    19/01/2022,

    Bruh it’s the beginning of 2022

  18. Sally Otoole
    19/01/2022,

    YouTube has to live forever seriously

  19. EricTheG--yLiberal
    19/01/2022,

    this video just proved to me psychics are not real

  20. Momo _
    19/01/2022,

    The prediction is scary. But scarily accurate. YouTube just announced its rolling back on YT originals and expanding shorts and live content.
    It’s already happening. I wish I was more shocked.

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