![]() I think we may realize that this sense of security will be a parenthesis in world history, and it’ll be something that people could be nostalgic about.” “Since the Cold War ended in 1991, we have to realize that we’ve been extremely secure. The sense of peace and stability that we’ve had for several decades is going away. “With the current troubles that we see around the world with climate change that is on the verge of getting out of control, escalating tensions between NATO countries and Russia, China, and North Korea, just to name a few, I imagine that we are looking into a less secure period in world history,” Klaus said that he doesn’t see an overly peaceful future in the works. Though it can be hard to imagine what that would be,” he mused. It’s likely that in the 2070s those things are long gone and replaced by something much more advanced. “I think social media and smartphones are very defining for the 2010s and 2020s. Meanwhile, the historian shared his thoughts about what the people of the future might be nostalgic about. Take for instance the movie series ‘Back to the Future.’ I’ve read interviews, where the scriptwriters and actors, to some extent, back in the mid-1980s actually believed that we would have flying cars in 2015,” he noted that our hopes for the future don’t always come true. “History has shown us time and time again how things can unfold in completely unexpected directions. Klaus, the author of the post, told Bored Panda that, as a historian, he’s not really into trying to predict the future. Futurology is all guesswork, even if some of it is done very diligently and scientifically. But all things considered, anyone talking about the future with certainty is probably lying or trying to sell you something. That way, you can more or less gauge what our tech may look like a few years from now. One strategy that you could rely on involves looking at the investment space and seeing what technologies certain companies pump money into developing. Predicting what the future will look like is a very tough challenge. So in that way, I think this idea of the current individuals and time being a subject of future museums is very fascinating,” he said. It was in a way shocking that I could be examined, just like the 1890s or 1790s are being examined. “I was looking at what my own classroom looked like in the ’90s. There, he found a glimpse into his youth. He shared that a couple of weeks ago, he was at a history museum where they had an exhibition on classrooms. You can simply sit at your desk or in your room and just look around and find stuff that represents the 2020s,” he explained why the question resonated so much with so many redditors. It’s a very present question and not something very abstract. I think it gained so much popularity because it basically is a question about people themselves and their/our own time. ![]() “After a few hours when I checked Reddit again, I found out it had exploded-I didn’t see that coming. He said that it’s something he posted “more or less randomly.” However, the post clicked with a ton of people and the thread went viral. ![]() Klaus told Bored Panda that he didn’t even consider how popular the post might be. Read on for our full interview with Klaus. He said that the inspiration for the r/AskReddit post actually came from an exercise he often does in his own history classes. Klaus shared that he has a background in history and social science, and has been a high school teacher in Denmark for the past 10 years. We’d also love to hear your own thoughts about what you think many of us will feel a deep sense of longing for in the decades to come, so be sure to drop by the comments to share your thoughts.īored Panda reached out to the friendly author of the viral thread, u/klausbrusselssprouts, and he was kind enough to answer our questions in detail. Read on for a perspective on the present through the lens of the future, and don’t forget to upvote the posts you agree with, Pandas. If nothing else, it’s a reminder of just how great life is right now, despite its challenges and imperfections. ![]() Spoiler warning: people’s outlooks about the future are pretty grim. Prompted by redditor u/klausbrusselssprouts, the folks over at r/AskReddit shared some great insights and opinions about the things that people might be nostalgic for, 50 years from now. It’s tough to know what exactly you might miss in the future, but it’s great for feeling grateful for what we have now. So much so that we’ll be nostalgic for a lot of things that we take for granted right now. Half a century from now, the world, society, norms, and technology may have changed very drastically. Now think of what life will be like in 5 years. Barring some world-shattering Apocalypse of two (thank you, we’ve had enough!), it’s not all that hard to do. Try to imagine the future a year from now. ![]()
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