A grim vision of the future

[Azur]

This is the world in 30 years' time envisaged by a Ministry of Defence team responsible for painting a picture of the "future strategic context" likely to face Britain's armed forces. It includes an "analysis of the key risks and shocks". Rear Admiral Chris Parry, head of the MoD's Development, Concepts & Doctrine Centre which drew up the report, describes the assessments as "probability-based, rather than predictive".

_http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,,2053020,00.html

 

[Tigersoap]

What I always think when reading prediction of the future world we will be living in is :
will it still be an earth to live on at that date ?

I think it's really easy to make such "predictions" like these ones, unless they are working to make them come true.

Remember in the fifties where they used to say that every home will have a walking talking robot to assist us in our daily chores and everyone will have a spaceship to go to work.
I am still waiting.

First guy : Damn, I should'nt have eaten those beans.
Second guy : I am glad we got those new airtight suits though.

 

[Azur]

I think it's really easy to make such "predictions" like these ones, unless they are working to make them come true.

That's what I'm afraid of.

First guy : Damn, I should'nt have eaten those beans.
Second guy : I am glad we got those new airtight suits though.

 

[Tigersoap]

It seems to me that this article plays a lot on the fear of the future.
It's grim and makes me think of what cyberpunk writers would come up with.

Either that's the real plan (which I doubt) or it's just a way to prepare the people into accepting more restrictions of liberties now so it won't happen "tomorrow".