Quick Life Update: I honestly wasn't sure if I was going to be able to get this post or my vlog out today as we're still in the middle of moving houses and we still don't have wifi - thank you hotspotting and 100GB of data I never use. But it was a good break from all the unpacking. So far we've spent one night here and most of our stuff is here - still a little bit more to go and get from the old place but she's coming together nicely. I'm also working on a blog/vlog for the move as I know ya'll wanna hear about it! Also, Happy Valentine's Day!
Hi friends!
I don't really know how to start this blog post. But sometime last year - when I was doing my daily blog posts, I did go over a few 2024 predictions (specifically ones by Baba Vanga) and I thought seeing as the year has kinda gone super fast already (like is it mid-February already?) I wanted to do 24 predictions for 2024. We can always come back and review these at the end of the year too.
So let's get straight into them.
Quick sidenote though - I do apologise if these cross over with that post I did last year or 2024 predictions in general.
Further 5G Integration (with faster internet speeds, upload time, etc) - thanks Luke for your engineering inspo. And no, 5G does not cause covid or any other virus for that matter.
Remote Work Culture will become the norm - more companies will have this as their go-to to encourage people to work for their company - and with this will be lots of hybrid work too!
Those weird self-driving cars will get more popular (especially for uber-rides on nights out or trips to and from the airport).
There will be further innovations in food technology such as lab-grown meat that is made more sustainably. I don't know how healthy it is though.
Remote healthcare such as telehealth consultations and video calls will become more popular and widely used.
The social media app Threads will become really popular and TikTok may reduce in popularity.
Renewable energy will soar - we will likely see an increase in both solar and wind power sources (and hopefully less fossil fuels).
I don't know too much about this specifically but Quantum Computing will take off.
AR will make a comeback (augmented reality).
Mental Health will start to get de-stigmatised (at least in the West).
Large corporations or TnCs will focus more on cyber-security so we will likely see A LOT more MFA protocols and protection.
AI will get a lot more prominent, we might even see it as a fact-checker in journalism.
Sustainability will become the new buzzword.
A scary event will likely happen at a Taylor Swift concert.
eSports will become the most popular thing to stream on YouTube, Discord, and Twitch.
We will see the rise of new content creators with old ones stepping down.
Tech startups will start offering scholarships / educational programs with better access to everyone.
We will start seeing more robotics in healthcare and hospitality.
We will see more of the ocean - with innovations in technology.
More mixed-reality theme parks will come to life.
There will be the AI influencer. Ugh.
Some countries will trial universal basic income.
Masculinity will be redefined - with more of a focus on men's emotional intelligence and vulnerability.
There may be a rise in intentional communities again (history always repeats itself).
I also just realised I should have made a prediction about that weird 9-month TikTok cruise but hey, I don't really know what's going on there and I have not kept up. It's a lot.
Here's the vlog to go with! Pls enjoy
Have you got any 2024 predictions yourself? Let me know in the comments below.
Much love,
Ash xx
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