Saturday, May 24, 2014

In the future

The future meaning mid-21st century...


  • People will smell more.  Hot water will be much more of a luxury
  • Meat, especially beef, will be too expensive for most citizens
  • Fresh, safe drinking water will be difficult to come by in many locations
  • Septic tanks and outhouses will make a big return.  People who can install and maintain them should have little trouble finding work
  • Local "low tech" security services: sheriffs who live in town and part-time deputies.  
  • Horses.  They'll be back as common transportation, especially in more rural areas.
  • Golf carts.  Huh?  As a means of cheap local transport, their price will be hard to beat, at least in places where there's enough electricity to power them.
  • Firewood makes a big comeback... in regions that can learn to treat it as a renewable resource
  • Gardens, gardens, gardens: everywhere there's decent soil and rainfall and somewhat reliable climate.  Look for small scale seed firms to pop up.  
  • In urban areas where electricity supply is sketchy, look for ice boxes to come back... Assuming people can figure out how to build and maintain ice houses.
  • Radio makes a comeback: Far less power than TV.  

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