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  1. growing divide of rich and poor
    1. long life - longevity of modern science and medicine
    2. education - will become increasingly exclusive
    3. enhanced mental acuity - a lot to explore there
  2. Population growth in the developing world
    1. natural disaster in overpopulated areas
    2. Food issues - read Ishmael, current crises etc
    3. eventual shift of power to the developing world
  3. China hype overblown. Will crash, and then develop. Will have its own great depression. State lead industrialization is good only to a point, and that point is usually cars and electronics - see Japan for details.
    1. Chinese diaspora will/have take over from Japanese Keiretsu as dominant force in Asia
  4. Global warming - whether warming or cooling for the moment, it is certain humanity is having an impact, what that impact is, and how we are going to deal with it will be major challenges.
  5. Productivity enhancement
  6. Incomprehensible financial markets - a system of risk and risk management completely alien to retail investors.
  7. Technology and development
    1. a move away from fossil fuels
    2. the first fundamental changes to cars in 100 years
    3. always-on connectivity
    4. cloud computing
    5. enhanced reality
    6. targeted advertising
    7. data - data will become a new technological currency - the collection, mining and trading of data - a trend that will continue to blossom.

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