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Lemmy, what is your "I'm calling it now" prediction for the next 10 years? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 2 days ago by OrloNorppa@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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[–] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

World War 3.

But it won't be a nuclear war that ends the world. (un?)fortunately. -- Nuclear war doesn't benefit the elites -- Instead it will be a jillion proxy skirmishes all over the developing world, as countries get puppeteered by Russia/China/USA into fighting their battles, and said countries get 'support' in the form of weapons and training that will breed a whole new generation of extremist regimes and terrorists.

In the end, we'll be back to the same ol' same ol' -- Life gets shittier for everyone in a gradual, painful, tedious way.

1984 with just a hint of Wall-E.

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 4 points 3 hours ago

Trump tries to sell a state to Russia.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

dollar devalues by 90% compared to present value
wages so low / cost of living so high that people can't pay for bread with their wages, making subsidies / universal basic income a necessity.
US goes on the brink of a civil war before the rich agree to pay for said subsidies, probably some people die because of it.
US slides into a mixture of tech-authoritarianism/fascism
martian settlement/research makes surprisingly fast progress, with wide bi-partisan support because people realize it's actually a good idea for everyone, creating demand for human labor and driving up the wages.

[–] Cornpop@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago

lol at that last one

[–] superkret@feddit.org 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

A Tsunami of unprecedented size will completely destroy a coastal metropolis.
A heat wave in the middle east will leave hundreds dead in the first recorded wet bulb event.
In September 2035, the Arctic will be completely ice-free for the very first time, 15 years ahead of predictions.
Around that time, the first commercial shipping route along the north-western passage will open.
One of the first container ships will run onto a naval mine and sink, killing all hands. Russia will deny any involvement.

[–] Louisoix@lemm.ee 1 points 27 minutes ago

Have I... heard/read it somewhere before?

[–] UncleGrandPa@lemmy.world 6 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

we follow the trajectory of Nazi Germany

only THIS time, America will NOT be sweeping in to save the day. there IS no one to save the day this time.

so imprisonment and death for millions....and a world war. if we are very lucky , there might be an after....but then again....maybe not.

[–] Odelay42@lemmy.world 1 points 59 minutes ago

China has the manufacturing capacity and manpower to challenge the increasingly inefficient American military in a protracted war of attrition. Assuming the nukes don’t drop.

[–] varyingExpertise@feddit.org 5 points 6 hours ago

There will most certainly be an after. Unfortunately, very likely not for a lot of us.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 22 points 9 hours ago

USA brain drain. Seriously, most of my friends in academia are trying to GTFO because they know they're lucky to have the credentials and money to do it.

[–] PokerChips@programming.dev 13 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

2008 was known for the Great Bush recession.

2025 will be known for the Great MuskRat Depression that Trumped all other depressions.

This time though the U.S. will feel the brunt

[–] rockstarmode@lemmy.world 6 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Great Bush recession

I've literally never heard it called that, is this a non-US term? I've heard "great financial crisis", "great recession", or "housing crash" before.

[–] PokerChips@programming.dev 1 points 9 hours ago

I just call it what it is. All those you say are attributed to the president's policies.

So maybe I'm also calling that too.

I've heard the Bush recession a few. I've also heard it called the Obama recession from some obvious bootlickers trying to rewrite history but that don't make sense since Obama administration reversed it.

[–] Thrwawai@lemm.ee 7 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Global Bird Flu Pandemic. Our Population will be cut straight in half.

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[–] JakenVeina@lemm.ee 17 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Donald Trump will either still be President, or be dead.

[–] Typhoonigator@lemmy.world 8 points 11 hours ago

Or both!

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