As of Jan 1, 2030... * Donald Trump won and served a second term as US President. He was succeeded by a democrat. * Marijuana is legal in the United States.

As of Jan 1, 2030... * Donald Trump won and served a second term as US President. He was succeeded by a democrat. * Marijuana is legal in the United States. * The EUR-USD exchange rate is lower than at any time in 2019 (or the EUR is no longer in circulation). * China's per-capita GDP (at market exchange rates) is less than that of the US. Its total GDP is less than that of the US. * Globally, the vast majority of vehicles being made are EVs. * Globally, the portion of total primary energy supplied by fission is higher than in 2019. The portion supplied by fusion is zero. * Satellite internet has largely replaced cable and cellular networks. SpaceX (or a spinoff) is the leading provider. * Serverless architectures (lambda functions) are standard for backend development. * It has been discovered that the holographic principle severely restricts general-purpose quantum computing. There's still a regime in which quantum computers are useful. * In the US, the percentage of babies conceived by IVF is at least 3x higher than in 2019. Among these, screening for sex and intelligence is common, with females being preferred to males. * Humans have walked on Mars. * We have discovered alien life.