It seems that we’re coming to the end of another decade. Many websites and blogs are looking back at the previous decade, some are even trying to figure out what to call it. The following is what I think will happen in the next decade, the 10s. None of these predictions are meant to be profound or particularly insightful, they’re just how the future looks from today.
1. Major media shift to the Internet
An example of a not very insightful prediction. We’ve seen the future with Hulu and Youtube. So far, neither of which have any sort of money making scheme. The kinks in the system will get ironed out in the coming decade. Companies will learn how to make money off of media on the internet. Although, at the moment, there doesn’t seem to be any dominant model for newspapers on the internet. The old media will be used less and less. It’s possible that, by the end of the decade, all “television” shows will now be watched on the inernet and television will have to reinvent itself, like radio did in the 50s.
2. Barack Obama will win a second term as President
Currently, the Republican politition with the most support is Sarah Palin. If she were the Republican nominee in 2012, Obama would definitely win. I don’t, however, believe that Sarah Palin will actually win the Republican nomination. She’ll probably run, but she won’t win it. The problem for the Republicans is that they won’t have an opposition to Obama that’s strong or organized enough.
3. More Russian Aggression / Putin Becomes President of Russia Again
The last decade has seen Russia rise from the terrible condition it was in immediately after the Cold War. Once Russia regained some power, it began to exercise it. In the next decade, the country will be slowly gaining more power and pushing the boundaries even more.
At the same time, Vladimir Putin has said that he hasn’t ruled out running for President of Russia again. And now that the president’s term has been extended to 6 years, that gives Putin a possible 12 years to rule (which, of course, could be extended at any time). Of course, despite not being the president, he still yields a lot of power as Prime Minister. I don’t know if he will run for president in 2012 or 2016, but I’m sure he will. I also expect that he will be elected.
Tags: 2010s, predictions
