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Spider Jerusalem

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20. That's because of the decline in smoking rates as much as anything (n/t)

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Sun Dec 26, 2021, 04:18 PM

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A 1997 Wired Article Predicting '10 Things That Could Go Wrong In The 21st Century' [View all] sarchasm Dec 2021 OP

Okay that's weird underpants Dec 2021 #1

especially considering his/her handle ... lol! sarchasm Dec 2021 #3

Get this author an astrologers column! ret5hd Dec 2021 #2

Most futurist predictions are crap. This was pretty close mostly. JanMichael Dec 2021 #4

Except for the "alternative energy sources don't materialize" part. calimary Dec 2021 #10

There are plenty of alternative energy sources. Voltaire2 Dec 2021 #14

alternative energy sources materialized, the battery tech to make effective use of them didn't Amishman Dec 2021 #30

"The history book on the shelf, is always repeating itself" - ABBA bucolic_frolic Dec 2021 #5

Bookmarked. Boomerproud Dec 2021 #6

the last thing on that list is the most damning.......... Takket Dec 2021 #7

"Cement shoes"!!!!!!!! Takket for the WIN! calimary Dec 2021 #12

"Cement shoes" of the human species ... now that's a KPN Dec 2021 #13

It is odd, that where they are incredibly prescient on many things, they are very wrong betting karynnj Dec 2021 #8

There is still 79 years left in the 21st century nt Javaman Dec 2021 #9

This small part is just the possible contrarian outlook. Overall Wired Celerity Dec 2021 #27

That wasn't a prediction. It was a plan. hunter Dec 2021 #11

Crime has been trending down for 2 decades. Voltaire2 Dec 2021 #15

Really; I sitting here wondering why eveeryone thinks its SO spot on. oldsoftie Dec 2021 #17

That's because of the decline in smoking rates as much as anything (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Dec 2021 #20

Fossil fuel prices are still quite low here TexasBushwhacker Dec 2021 #18

Many people dont think about the consequences of very low oil prices oldsoftie Dec 2021 #22

We will have to go nuclear to seriously make a dent TexasBushwhacker Dec 2021 #35

And thats a reality that most here just dont want to accept. But the right one. oldsoftie Dec 2021 #36

It's way up in NYC Polybius Dec 2021 #25

But you have to admit, domestic terrorism is way, way up from 1997. n/t intheflow Dec 2021 #32

K&R MustLoveBeagles Dec 2021 #16

In the Year 2525 old as dirt Dec 2021 #19

I remember Delphinus Dec 2021 #21

I remember that song well! burrowowl Dec 2021 #26

Quasimodo predicted all this Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2021 #23

. Carlitos Brigante Dec 2021 #28

100% TRUE orangecrush Dec 2021 #24

"A short-lived satirical pulp." Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2021 #29

The last 2 are eerily prescient, got a chill with the last sentence. lark Dec 2021 #31

Plenty of technologies have produced unexpected results IronLionZion Dec 2021 #33

A review from 2014 of this - and more ... TomWilm Dec 2021 #34