Blog 8:The Late Blog on the Future

"In the future there will be robots" an advertisement once said. While that in some capacities is true, I don't think we have to worry about a cyborg takeover in the world similar to the one we see in "The Terminator" series. Needless to say though technology I believe can be our friend if utilized correctly. I believe in the future that every child would have used a computer at least once whether it be at home or in school by the age of 8 and the technology they'll be using will be on a smaller screen similar to the tablets. I believe in a future where storage data will be at a ridiculous number and that people will be able to buy simple DVDs of films cheap and you have the ability to fit a TB of data onto a disc. I believe there will be an operating system inside of cars, inside of planes, inside of almost every mechanical device. It is happening now but it will grow to a larger rate will people will be able to drive places without actually driving, the cars will do it for them by simply setting a destination. The technology will have it's glitches but eventually will work to perfection using Google Maps or whatever is around by that stage. I believe airflight travel will be a lot quicker and that crashes will be significantly lessen, if not gone forever. Unfortunately I also believe movie theaters themselves will fade away and that the money will be made by films via digital downloading which you can store on either your hard drive or on USB technology, which will have even faster transfer rates. I believe that all programs will have the option to either be voice operated or manually operated by its user and that hacking will become tougher and tougher as years go on to the point where it'll slowly become a thing of the past. Social networking will still exist but whether or not its Facebook is unknown. E-mail and Instant Messaging will be merged into one. Your cell phone will resemble a computer moreso than an actual phone with stronger graphics and memory. My biggest fear of the future is communication getting worse than ever. I don't mean just online or via text, those will always remain, I speak of personal communication, the kind of thing that makes us human being, human. Being able to speak and understand with one another on a personal level. I fear that will vanish as technology continues to grow and we'll resemble more or less zombies with little to no emotion than people. Its quite terrifying but I see the signs already in my own generation. I tried to speak with a friend a while back at their place but they always insist on just messaging them on AIM (yes that still exists). I only see more of his type with each passing day and I don't see a way to counter this. People have forgotten that communication involves more than just speaking to someone, its relating to them on a personal level and communicating moreso than with just written words but with gestures and faces and such. Its a scary future if we ever do lose that.