No I am not 50 but my sweet adorable W maliciously asked me what were going to do to mark my half century. She loves to plan ahead.
It got me thinking. 50 years ago a mobile phone came in a red box on street corner. It took at least an hour to place a call to London. TV was just the BBC for a few hours in the evening. Computers filled whole rooms and had less power than a watch.
Now everyone has a pocket phone. it takes less than a minuet to connect to New Zealand. There is so much TV about it is possible to sit there all day, and still only find a couple of hours worth seeing. Computers are in most homes, and they set in the corner. Watches have more computing power than Apollo went to the moon on.
So what will another 50 years bring? I think a large pocket phone. Voice controlled, able to link into just about any network, TV, web etc... and more power than the PC I am on now.
What I would really like is a society that is based on relationships, not money.
What would you like to see in 50 years?
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I would be 87 by then and to be honest I'm dreading it, not to be 87 but to be living in this world at 87 if I have today's standards to go by.
The way the Government is today, I cannot see any improvements ahead, but I'm no expert. I strongly believe poverty will be back BIG style. This year there is a predicted all time high for home repossessions and bankruptcy's, people are living on the bread line yet again.
Most teenagers today are studying for exams so they can enjoy a decent job in the future, but they'll never be able to afford to own their own homes at today's rate.
Doom and gloom I know, but I don't think the future looks overly bright. :cry:
The way the Government is today, I cannot see any improvements ahead, but I'm no expert. I strongly believe poverty will be back BIG style. This year there is a predicted all time high for home repossessions and bankruptcy's, people are living on the bread line yet again.
Most teenagers today are studying for exams so they can enjoy a decent job in the future, but they'll never be able to afford to own their own homes at today's rate.
Doom and gloom I know, but I don't think the future looks overly bright. :cry:
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I would be 87 by then and to be honest I'm dreading it, not to be 87 but to be living in this world at 87 if I have today's standards to go by.
The way the Government is today, I cannot see any improvements ahead, but I'm no expert. I strongly believe poverty will be back BIG style. This year there is a predicted all time high for home repossessions and bankruptcy's, people are living on the bread line yet again.
Most teenagers today are studying for exams so they can enjoy a decent job in the future, but they'll never be able to afford to own their own homes at today's rate.
Doom and gloom I know, but I don't think the future looks overly bright. :cry:
there is a lot to what you say. I know I have had it better than some, but I know youngster, did I say that, who complain about being in debt. Those same peaple have the latest phone, TV etc. There are many who are trapped in debt, some did it to themselves. Some did not.
Is government to blame? Someone said anyone who wants to lead is the last person to make a good job of it.
Travis
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Personally i dont think we have a choice about what were gonna see or be doing in 50 years. War and death looks to be whats on the horizon x
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Doom and gloom I know, but I don't think the future looks overly bright. :cry:
It will interesting to see if these type of thoughts will be less so once Spring arrives and we are all getting out more without feeling the winter chill in the air?
Probably, I'm a "Spring" girl myself and love the nicer weather
, you may be right but a lot of what I said about the future remains true, sadly. Quote byGreen eyes,
I would be 87 by then and to be honest I'm dreading it, not to be 87 but to be living in this world at 87 if I have today's standards to go by.
The way the Government is today, I cannot see any improvements ahead, but I'm no expert. I strongly believe poverty will be back BIG style. This year there is a predicted all time high for home repossessions and bankruptcy's, people are living on the bread line yet again.
Most teenagers today are studying for exams so they can enjoy a decent job in the future, but they'll never be able to afford to own their own homes at today's rate.
Doom and gloom I know, but I don't think the future looks overly bright. :cry:
there is a lot to what you say. I know I have had it better than some, but I know youngster, did I say that, who complain about being in debt. Those same peaple have the latest phone, TV etc. There are many who are trapped in debt, some did it to themselves. Some did not.
Is government to blame? Someone said anyone who wants to lead is the last person to make a good job of it.
Travis
Hi Travis, I quite agree, but the poverty we are talking about there is "relative" poverty whereby people will say "I'm skint this week" when they've just bought a new MP3 player and ony have a tenner left for the week.. I'm talking about "absolute" poverty when families will have not a penny to even feed their kids that night, no roof over their heads etc. This poverty, I think it's set to return. I'm sure you've heard of the Beveridge Report? Before that, we saw poverty at it's worse. The introduction of the Welfare system was supposed to improve things, it did to a certain degree, but why have the numbers of homelessness people/lone parents etc not come down?
I'm also thinking, with natural disasters coming fast and furious, and the global warming bringing more, places are being wiped out and with no available money how can people start again? It's never going to end is it?
All this will have affected this world in 50 years time, in my opinion. :cry:
Damn I am being reflective this week, time for a coffee break! care to join me?
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What would you like to see in 50 years?
I'd like all the 'Political Correctness' rubbish to be gone and forgotten. So people can open their mouths without the worry of abuse, being sued, banned or even attacked.
MrsB
Amen to that!
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What would you like to see in 50 years?
I'd like all the 'Political Correctness' rubbish to be gone and forgotten. So people can open their mouths without the worry of abuse, being sued, banned or even attacked.
MrsB
Amen to that!
Amen to that too.....remembering that women's places are in the kitchen and not getting jumped on for saying it!
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What would you like to see in 50 years?
I'd like all the 'Political Correctness' rubbish to be gone and forgotten. So people can open their mouths without the worry of abuse, being sued, banned or even attacked.
MrsB
Amen to that!
Amen to that too.....remembering that women's places are in the kitchen and not getting jumped on for saying it!
Oi..Behave!!!
Us women give you men a run for your money everyday... Thats why we have loads of shoes and handbags and you barely have enough for a pint on a friday night in the pub, We rule and you know it :smug: :P Quote by jaymarGreen eyes,
I would be 87 by then and to be honest I'm dreading it, not to be 87 but to be living in this world at 87 if I have today's standards to go by.
The way the Government is today, I cannot see any improvements ahead, but I'm no expert. I strongly believe poverty will be back BIG style. This year there is a predicted all time high for home repossessions and bankruptcy's, people are living on the bread line yet again.
Most teenagers today are studying for exams so they can enjoy a decent job in the future, but they'll never be able to afford to own their own homes at today's rate.
Doom and gloom I know, but I don't think the future looks overly bright. :cry:
there is a lot to what you say. I know I have had it better than some, but I know youngster, did I say that, who complain about being in debt. Those same peaple have the latest phone, TV etc. There are many who are trapped in debt, some did it to themselves. Some did not.
Is government to blame? Someone said anyone who wants to lead is the last person to make a good job of it.
Travis
Hi Travis, I quite agree, but the poverty we are talking about there is "relative" poverty whereby people will say "I'm skint this week" when they've just bought a new MP3 player and ony have a tenner left for the week.. I'm talking about "absolute" poverty when families will have not a penny to even feed their kids that night, no roof over their heads etc. This poverty, I think it's set to return. I'm sure you've heard of the Beveridge Report? Before that, we saw poverty at it's worse. The introduction of the Welfare system was supposed to improve things, it did to a certain degree, but why have the numbers of homelessness people/lone parents etc not come down?
I'm also thinking, with natural disasters coming fast and furious, and the global warming bringing more, places are being wiped out and with no available money how can people start again? It's never going to end is it?
All this will have affected this world in 50 years time, in my opinion. :cry:
Damn I am being reflective this week, time for a coffee break! care to join me?
All true, but I am not into hand outs. I am not a Leveler. In today's world, where we buy food rather than collect it, poverty must be ended with jobs. To give money to the poor only makes the rich poor. There are times when hand outs are needed, but the answer here and abroad is trade not aid.
Quote byGreen eyes,
I would be 87 by then and to be honest I'm dreading it, not to be 87 but to be living in this world at 87 if I have today's standards to go by.
The way the Government is today, I cannot see any improvements ahead, but I'm no expert. I strongly believe poverty will be back BIG style. This year there is a predicted all time high for home repossessions and bankruptcy's, people are living on the bread line yet again.
Most teenagers today are studying for exams so they can enjoy a decent job in the future, but they'll never be able to afford to own their own homes at today's rate.
Doom and gloom I know, but I don't think the future looks overly bright. :cry:
there is a lot to what you say. I know I have had it better than some, but I know youngster, did I say that, who complain about being in debt. Those same peaple have the latest phone, TV etc. There are many who are trapped in debt, some did it to themselves. Some did not.
Is government to blame? Someone said anyone who wants to lead is the last person to make a good job of it.
Travis
Hi Travis, I quite agree, but the poverty we are talking about there is "relative" poverty whereby people will say "I'm skint this week" when they've just bought a new MP3 player and ony have a tenner left for the week.. I'm talking about "absolute" poverty when families will have not a penny to even feed their kids that night, no roof over their heads etc. This poverty, I think it's set to return. I'm sure you've heard of the Beveridge Report? Before that, we saw poverty at it's worse. The introduction of the Welfare system was supposed to improve things, it did to a certain degree, but why have the numbers of homelessness people/lone parents etc not come down?
I'm also thinking, with natural disasters coming fast and furious, and the global warming bringing more, places are being wiped out and with no available money how can people start again? It's never going to end is it?
All this will have affected this world in 50 years time, in my opinion. :cry:
Damn I am being reflective this week, time for a coffee break! care to join me?
All true, but I am not into hand outs. I am not a Leveler. In today's world, where we buy food rather than collect it, poverty must be ended with jobs. To give money to the poor only makes the rich poor. There are times when hand outs are needed, but the answer here and abroad is trade not aid.
:thumbup: I think we could learn a lot from other countries... now what about that cuppa? :high-smile:
