Future Centralization Of Goods And Services Could Lead To Universal Fascism

Predictions Of A Secular Futurist 

In 2008 we experienced what it means for a bank, or other company, to be judged "Too Big To Fail". It meant, when a company becomes so vital, with millions of us affected by its possible bankruptcy, that the government adjudicates it "Too Important To Fail" or its failure "Too Destructive To The Nation To Let It Fail". Prior to 2008, it had only happened once. President Jimmy Carter bailed out Chrysler in 1979 but Chrysler supposedly paid the money back. This time it was more like a government contribution. But because those mismanaged companies were not allowed to fail in 2008, and were bailed out with taxpayers' money (by politicians, not us), some of them have now gotten even bigger and deeper in trouble. They have now, indeed, become too big to fail, and they know it, without bringing down the world economy. Other companies, in the U.S., like Tesla, Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and several international banks have grown past the real point of  Too Big To Fail. They have gotten our nation out on a limb and our government would not let them fail. That action could lead to U.S. national Fascism and then to international Fascism. Fascism is when a Centralized, autocratic Government embraces Business Enterprise, The Press, Economics, Social and Educational entities, to itself, and forcibly oppresses opposition. The State dictatorship becomes everything and the individual is nothing ... all, quote, "For the good of the people".

A so-called "Futurist", Dr. Robert Goldman, lays out a prediction of what the world has to look forward to considering embedded and developing trends. Some of what Dr. Goldman says is true, and undoubtedly, some may not be. But if most of what he predicts turns out to be our future here on earth, it could lead to a centralization of goods and services and a universal Fascist government. And that fits neatly with the one world government of the Antichrist. At any rate, it's worth reading. Some of these predictions would be big improvements in human welfare. And that is exactly what will sell it to the great majority of governments and the world population. RB

A Speech by 
Dr. Robert Goldman, an anti-aging 
specialist, and futurist 

(Falsely ascribed to the CEO of Mercedes Benz)

Software will disrupt most traditional industries in the next 5-10 years. 

Uber is just a software tool, they don't own any cars, and are now the biggest taxi company in the world. 

Airbnb is now the biggest hotel company in the world, although they don't own any properties. 

Artificial Intelligence:  Computers becoming exponentially better in understanding the world.  This year, a computer beat the best Go player in the world, 10 years earlier than expected. 

In the U.S., young lawyers already can't get jobs.  Because of IBM Watson, you can get legal advice (so far for more or less basic stuff) within seconds, with 90% accuracy compared with 70% accuracy when done by humans. 

So, if you study law, stop immediately.  There will be 90% fewer lawyers in the future, only specialists will remain. 

Watson already helps nurses diagnosing cancer, 4 times more accurate than human nurses.  Facebook now has a pattern recognition software that can recognize faces better than humans. In 2030, computers will become more intelligent than humans. 

Autonomous cars: In 2018 the first self-driving cars will appear for the public.  Around 2020, the complete industry will start to be disrupted.  You don't want to own a car anymore.  You will call a car with your phone, it will show up at your location and drive you to your destination.  You will not need to park it, you only pay for the driven distance and you can be productive while driving.  Our kids will never get a driver's license and will never own a car. 

It will change the cities because we will need 90-95% fewer cars for that.  We can transform former parking spaces into parks. 

1.2 million people die each year in car accidents worldwide.  We now have one accident every 60,000 miles (100,000 km), with autonomous driving that will drop to one accident in 6 million miles (10 million km).  That will save a million lives each year. 

Most car companies will probably go bankrupt.  Traditional car companies will try the traditional approach and try to build a better car, while tech companies (Tesla, Apple, Google) will take the revolutionary approach and build a computer on wheels 

Many engineers from Volkswagen and Audi are completely terrified of Tesla. 

Auto Insurance companies will have massive trouble because, without accidents, car insurance will become much cheaper.  Their car insurance business model will slowly disappear. 

Real estate will change. Because if you can work while you commute, people will move further away to live in a more beautiful neighborhood. 

Electric cars will become mainstream about 2020.  Cities will be less noisy because all new cars will run on electricity.  Electricity will become incredibly cheap and clean:  Solar production has been on an exponential curve for 30 years, and now you can see the burgeoning impact. 

Last year, more solar energy was installed worldwide than fossil.   Energy companies are desperately trying to limit access to the grid to prevent competition from home solar installations, but that can't last.  Technology will take care of that strategy. 

With cheap electricity comes cheap and abundant water.  Desalination of salt water now only needs 2kwh per cubic meter (@ 0.25 cents).  We don't have scarce water in most places, we only have scarce drinking water.  Imagine what will be possible if anyone can have as much clean water as he wants, for nearly no cost. 

Health innovations:  The Tricorder X price will be announced this year.  There are companies who will build a medical device (called the "Tricorder" from Star Trek) that works with your phone, which takes your retina scan, your blood sample, and you can breathe into it. 

It then analyses 54 biomarkers that will identify nearly any disease.  It will be cheap, so in a few years, everyone on this planet will have access to world-class medical analysis, nearly for free.  Goodbye, medical establishment. 

3D printing:  The price of the cheapest 3D printer came down from $18,000 to $400 within 10 years.  At the same time, it became 100 times faster.  All major shoe companies have already started 3D printing shoes. 

Some common spare airplane parts are already 3D printed in remote airports.  The space station now has a printer that eliminates the need for the large number of spare parts they used to keep in the past. 

At the end of this year, new smartphones will have 3D scanning possibilities.  You can then 3D scan your feet and print your perfect shoes at home. 

In China, they already 3D printed and built a complete 6-story office building...  By 2027, 10% of everything that's being produced will be 3D printed. 

Business opportunities: If you think of a niche you want to go in, ask yourself:  "In the future, do you think we will have that?", and if the answer is yes, how can you make that happen sooner? 

If it doesn't work with your phone, forget the idea.  And any idea designed for success in the 20th century is doomed to failure in the 21st century. 

Work: 70-80% of jobs will disappear in the next 20 years.  There will be a lot of new jobs, but it is not clear if there will be enough new jobs in such a small time. 

Agriculture:  There will be a $100 agricultural robot in the future. Farmers in 3rd world countries can then become managers of their field instead of working all day on their fields. 

Aeroponics will need much less water.  The first Petri dish that produced veal is now available and will be cheaper than cow produced veal in 2018.  Right now, 30% of all agricultural surfaces is used for cows.  Imagine if we don't need that space anymore. 

There are several start-ups who will bring insect protein to the market shortly. It contains more protein than meat.  It will be labeled as "alternative protein source" (because most people still reject the idea of eating insects). 

There is an app called "moodies" which can already tell in which mood you're in.  By 2020 there will be apps that can tell by your facial expressions, if you are lying.   Imagine a political debate where it's being displayed when they're telling the truth and when they're not. 

Bitcoin may even become the default reserve currency ... Of the world! 

Longevity:  Right now, the average lifespan increases by 3 months per year.  Four years ago, the lifespan used to be 79 years, now it's 80 years. The increase itself is increasing and by 2036, there will be more than one year increase per year  So, we all might live for a long time, probably way more than 100. 

Education:  The cheapest smartphones are already at $10 in Africa and Asia.  By 2020, 70% of all humans will own a smartphone.  That means, everyone has the same access to world-class education. 

Every child can use Khan Academy for everything a child needs to learn at school in First World countries. There have already been releases of software in Indonesia and soon there will be releases in Arabic, Swahili, and Chinese this summer. I can see enormous potential if we give the English app for free so that children in Africa and everywhere else can become fluent in English.  And that could happen within half a year.