RE: Prediction for the 20s
This is actually a pretty interesting thread. I have a few predictions so I'll put 10 that come off the top of my head here.
1. Trump will win the 2020 US presidential election, but AOC will take 2024. The writing is on the wall to set up these two to be the next presidents. America is gonna want a women in charge eventually, AOC checks all the boxes for it. But, the democrats are still a wreck with no standout 2020 candidate and half the country still loves Trump. So I think he wins the next one, but the left gets revenge in 2024 by having AOC sneak a win for a long con. They've been building a young attractive woman up for years.
2. SEA is going to continue to grow and won't exist as we know it next decade. For everything I've heard, I'm skeptical Thailand is gonna be an adult Disneyland anymore next decade. It seems to be moving to a small rich customer base rather than the working class westerner. Bali is somewhere everyone and their mom wants to go to, I see it moving towards the Hawaii direction of it no longer being a cheap place to party and base yourself. Vietnam used to be under the radar, but I see this country taking the biggest jump of all next decade. It will be the new "it" destination in SEA to take people getting fed up with Thailand, but it won't sell itself out like Thailand did decades ago, so it won't be as loose, just overcrowded. As for Philippines, that is probably the biggest question mark of all. I'll say they might finally get more reliable internet next decade, that's been one of the bigger complaints of expats.
3. China is going to be in the spotlight. The western world has ignored China for most of this decade, although Asia has not. China is facing a very interesting stage going into next decade. I believe this is when we find out what they're made of and if they truly are going to be the next superpower. There's been a lot of debate on this, but Hong Kong is currently challenging them, Taiwan is watching closely, and China is settling into SEA and Africa nicely. Is their bubble going to burst or will they reach the top of the mountain?
4. The UK will win Brexit. For years I have been saying the UK opting out of the EU was a good move for them. People have questioned it since, but I think next decade will prove that they made the right move and they will be economically ahead of the EU by the end of the 20s.
5. Tourism will be regulated. Instagram has provided an insane boom to tourism. US National parks went from 4k to 4 mil visitors a year, other areas have seen tourism grow to the point they can't handle the people anymore. I see this getting regulated and restricted, and I believe this will be a good thing. Whether we see a general price hike for some areas and attractions or a lottery system for nature sights, something has to change here. People are dying on Mount Everest, Venice is reaching capacity, Iceland gets more tourists than people living there, and budget airlines are operating on the smallest of profit margins. I don't see cheap or border free travel being able to last at the rate it is growing, I see more regulation coming here. Also, this may go into expat visa territory as well and maybe even working online.
6. Africa will become a more talked about gaming destination. I think next decade is when we will start talking about Africa as a place to meet women. It's one of the last regions left that is relatively untouched. It still favors the bold, but with the internet providing information on it and Chinese money coming in, I see guys more willing to take a chance on trying out Africa if it develops in a positive direction like I expect it to.
7. Going abroad to game will die out a bit. I don't think it'll be gone completely, but I think this decade was the peak of open communities discussing game and sleeping with women abroad. What I expect next decade is for it to be talked about less publicly and maybe go back into the shadows a bit, with less new guys coming in to do it.
8. Streaming will be at a near 100% takeover point for entertainment. This is for TV shows, movies, sports, political commentators, and more. I expect traditional cable television to almost completely die out next decade along with possibly even regular movie theaters. Younger people have moved towards streaming, with live sports and news being the last hold outs left, but I expect the big shows and companies to make deals with streaming services here.
9. AIDS will be almost completely cured. Kind of benefits the pro gay direction the media is taking. I feel like they've had a cure for a while but that's another conversation, but I believe an easy cure to this will be made available to the public next decade.
10. The incel problem will continue to get worse. The PUA agenda is kind of being shoved out of the spotlight, so less guys will have proper guidance available to them to get laid. This is in northern Asia and anglo countries mainly. It was at 33% of guys not getting laid in a year, that number might go up to 40-50%. Some countries might feel the heat of the gender ratio problem and third world women might be less available or more picky to play the role of the filler, so this problem may get more intense and be forced to be directly addressed in the mainstream next decade. However, Berlin is already proposing legal brothels in airports so we might see more of this happen in the first world openly or sex dolls will rapidly develop.