Futurology & Generation Alpha

[Harpo]

http://mccrindle.com.au/the-mccrind...ha-mark-mccrindle-q-a-with-the-new-york-times

The next generation, named Generation Alpha and defined as being those born since 2010, will be adults when such things as Foglets, the Singularity, a Martian colony, are all much closer to actually existing than they currently are. If we're ever going to fight a 'humans vs machines' war, it'll be Generation Alpha on the front line.

This thread is dedicated to anything we can tell future readers, anything we think might become a big part of their lives.

(They may be too young to join Chrons right now, but some of us have been here for over a decade, and may still be here 10-15 years from now)

 

[J Riff]

Don't ride your bikes on the sidewalk*

 

[Alexa]

So, if we are not from Generation Alpha, we cannot shoot a dummy machine ?

 

[Harpo]

I've just found an old discussion on the future

https://www.sffchronicles.com/threads/50736/

 

[Harpo]

Generation Alpha are now ten years old.

 

[Wayne Mack]

So, in 2026 we will finally get the first beta humans? That explains a lot!

 

[Harpo]

So, in 2026 we will finally get the first beta humans? That explains a lot!

Yes, but they won’t be adults until the following generation begins

 

[BAYLOR]

And Gamma human by 2035 ? Also knows as Generation Hulk?

 

[Harpo]

And Gamma human by 2035 ? Also knows as Generation Hulk?

2040s

 

[Swank]

Gen. A, the mass migration generation.

 

[Harpo]

Here come their first memes.

 

[Harpo]

Some sociologists (etc) were predicting a new Roaring 20s era would follow the Pandemic years.

Epidemiologist looks to the past to predict second post-pandemic 'roaring 20s'

Dr Nicholas Christakis says once pandemics end, often there is a period in which people seek out extensive social interactions

www.theguardian.com

Are we about to experience another Roaring Twenties? - Economics Observatory

A century ago, after the global pandemic known as the Spanish flu, much of the world enjoyed a boom period, later immortalised as the ‘Roaring Twenties’. Following the successful rollout of several vaccines for Covid-19, some commentators think that history might repeat itself.

www.economicsobservatory.com

Earlier today I saw people discussing the huge success of the current Taylor Swift tour as being a part of such a thing. I wonder how many of her audience were born after 2010, it’s probably their first experience of anything like that.

By the end of this decade, all teenagers will be Generation Alpha.