The Future

We all think that at any given moment in time that we are the most advanced creatures that could ever exist. But did you ever stop to think that every human in history has thought this?

There could never be anything more, they said.  Yet here we are. 

100 years ago, 200 years ago, just 50 years ago, we never imagined that we would have what we have today. 

Cellphones?  Are you kidding me?  No one could have seen that coming.  Computers, cars, indoor plumbing, year round heat and air conditioning?  These are things of make believe.  

Don't think that this is all that there will ever be.

In 100 years, people will look back and say: They still wiped with paper? They still fought wars over oil?  What a stupid bunch of Neanderthals!

Think back JUST 5 years at a time.  

2009 - believe it or not, almost NOONE had an iPhone (or a smartphone in general). 

2004 - streaming videos online?  What is that - YouTube wouldn't be created for another year.

1999 - Google had only been around a few months and no one knew what it was. CDs and DVDs were the best!

1994 - cassette tapes were still the main format for music as was VHS for video

1989 - more than just a TV in your living room?  You must have lots of money (and space, those things are HUGE)
1984 - 30 years ago, we didn't have cell phones, we didn't have laptop computers, we didn't have GPS for your car, we didn't have CD players, there was no internet, no DVDs or Blu-Ray, no real options for sneakers and the original Nintendo was the hottest new toy.

The world changes so much every few years.  Don't be surprised if it's unrecognizable in 2019.