The Digital World in 2050
I was recently asked to give a talk on my insights about what 2050 would look like. Instead of telling the audience all the potential situations we could encounter, I decide to write a story that showed the life of someone in 2050. The story was read live at In.Co’s Digital Innovation event in London on January 22nd, 2020. I hope the story is insightful and makes you think about the future that awaits us.
The insistent beeping inside his head kept on drilling him until he opened his eyes. The world became focused. The internal display in his eyes marked 6:45 am. He felt tired and wondered if that was even possible for someone like him, but he had his duties. A swift flicker of his brain buried the feeling, and he walked to the kitchen.
As soon as he entered, the room filled up with gurgling noises. Coffee, check. Toast, check. Avocado, check. He poured the coffee, placed the toast, and took the avocado right from the food synthesizer. It was strange, even for him, to watch food appear out of thin air. But such was the price for sustainability, or so he had read somewhere.
With the coffee still warm, he stepped out to the balcony. The fog was receding as the sun began flexing its muscles. The morning felt cold. No, it was cold, -1ºC cold to be precise. As the light grew, frost-covered fields emerged from among the misty patches.
