@wirehead-wannabe

m8, none of those things are guaranteed.  I mean, the establishment that we thought was supposed to be so invincible couldn’t even keep a reality TV star from becoming the President of the United States.  Solar panels are still getting cheaper just as we need them to, CPU development is probably slowing and with it AI will take longer to eat all the jobs, basic income is gaining more support, and people are becoming at least somewhat more environmentally conscious, especially the new generations.

Yes, it could all become a cyberpunk dystopia, but there’s also a reasonable chance of a golden age if we manage to make it through the time window as a civilization.