Now That 2025 Is Here, I Want To Know What You Predict The World Will Be Like In 2125

Julia Corrigan
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Recently, I came across this article about a 1925 scientist's "ruthlessly imaginative" predictions for the year 2025. He accurately predicted things like the "television machine," "automatic telephones," women wearing pants, and the widespread use of radio alarm clocks.

Vintage television with a rounded screen, antenna on top, and control knobs on the side panel
Vintage television with a rounded screen, antenna on top, and control knobs on the side panel
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Person relaxing on a picnic table by a lake, smiling with one leg raised playfully

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Some inaccurate predictions included mind-to-mind electrical communication and the idea that humans will have run out of things to laugh at (we haven't). Fun!

Sooooo, BuzzFeed readers, I'm dying to know: what are your predictions for 100 years hence?

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Don't be afraid to give me your wildest, most outlandish takes! Those are the most fun.

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You might have predictions about technology (which I want to hear) — and what about social predictions? Political? Any wars you predict happening, or changes in governments?

Soldiers on horseback carrying lances ride in formation across an open field, followed by more troops during a historical military event
Soldiers on horseback carrying lances ride in formation across an open field, followed by more troops during a historical military event
White House press conference podium with a logo above, flanked by two U.S. flags. Blue curtain background. No one is present
White House press conference podium with a logo above, flanked by two U.S. flags. Blue curtain background. No one is present

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Or maybe you think everyone (or no one?) will be bald, or more amputees will have bionic limbs, or humans will start gene editing, or we go to Mars! Tell me about it!

Planet Mars, with visible surface features and craters, set against a dark space background
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Whatever your predictions, I want to hear them in the comments below. Or, if you want to write in but prefer to stay anonymous, feel free to check out this anonymous Google form. Who knows — your answer may be included in an upcoming BuzzFeed article!

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