I think desktop/laptop computers that are standalone will be a niche again. Chromebooks, iPad Pros and the like will make always online a requirement not a luxu

I think desktop/laptop computers that are standalone will be a niche again. Chromebooks, iPad Pros and the like will make always online a requirement not a luxury. Facial/voice recognition along with AI that will constantly try to figure you out is definitely gonna happen. As for the USA, the telecom, entertainment and tech industries will join forces to become Ma-Bell 2.0 (control over your social media, traditional media and telecommunications). Social security will finally end with everyone having to invest on their own. The middle class will continue to shrink or disappear. Digital currency will be the new dollar to get paid in.