But won’t seem so absurd when they happen:

1) The US will invade Canada for its water within 50 years (no, I do not support this) and better post-GW farmland.

2) It will be far easier to “uplift” animal intelligence than it will be to create a real AI. This will lead to a new form of slavery before real AI happens.

3) Most children will be implanted with GPS monitoring chips “for their safety” when they are born within ~25 years.

4) Alaska will be the US’s most populous state by 2200.

5) Much of the water in Great Lakes will be drained/pipelined to support Great Plains farmland.