In back to the future 2, marty mcfly travels from 1985 to 2015 (hey that is the year we are alive in. Far out!). Listen to any Buzzfeed article about the notion of living in Marty Mcfly's version of 2015 and they would make jokes about how we are so far behind, with no hoverboards or instant pizza hut. I however, would strongly diagree - I think we are living in the future right now!
If we had prioritized hoverboards and flying cars above all else I believe we would be pretty close today. However, those are not important innovations (at least for now). Though flying cars would be a nifty invention, imagine how long it would take to adapt! Not to mention imagine if one of the flying cars were to fall out of the sky rather than wreck into a streetpole like in a street car. Maybe I am just trying to rationalize not having flying cars, but you can see the idea!
Instead of prioritizing things like flying cars, we developed technology no one could imagine in the 80s. The worldwide web has grown and developed in every direction the past 20 years, and it has connected us in a way we could not have believed before! I think its amazing how we have connected with average people overseas, instantly sharing our thoughts the second they happen on microblogs like twitter. In the 1985 version of 2015, we see the future as if the 80s had cool technology. Instead we today have progressed as society and have connected globally like never before.
Just to prove we really are living in the future...
-You can make transactions all digitally through your cell phone
-We have modified organisms to produce billions of pounds of food affordably (although there could be negative effects...)
- You can have instant, intimate conversations with a loved one miles away through video chats like skype on your cell phone
- We have made education available for anyone who truly wants to learn something
And that is just the start! So stop waiting for the future to happen and appreciate this amazing world we are in now.
-Hayden
