[jaguar]

The "next big thing" will arrive in popular music, coalescing a new youth culture - and to the amazement of previous generations, it will NOT be about rebellion, disorder, etc. but will go in the opposite direction: orderly, clean, safe, and even to be played at moderate volumes. (Something apropos for the coming-of-age of the Barney generation.)

That was interesting...
Popular music today seems to be divided into two camps, the Poppy type shit 9britey SPears et al) and the more rough 'n' tuble ramstien, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkits of this world. BUt underneath its all carefuly homogonised shit, all so carefuly tempered to nto offend anyone its not funny. And its building something. Its liek the more PC our society gets, the more it hides its anger, its hate, pain, suffering, it all gets swpt under the carpet and it seems to be building up, like live lava under a thin crust, occasionally breaking hte surface in bloody murders, school shootings, work shootings, suicides. Look at japan, the most....clen? society in the world and its kids are going nuts. THousands of girls are leaving thier homes to live on the streets because they DOn't want that kindof safe lifestyle, they are actively rejecting it, boys are going nuts, killing parents purely to see what it was like, its a generation spinning off the track. I kind of expect more, more shootings, more bizzare nutters coming out fo the woodwork, more backlase, more chinks in your "smile the world is watching" faces.

One thing i do expect is a larger backlash to the RIAA (Rightious Idiots Associacion of America) as they start to mainstrem thigs liek copy-proected cds that don't work properly in half the players in the world.

During 2002, some major innovations will be created and yet unreported because of their insignificance to the general public

As it has been for hundreds of years =)

Mass race riots with signficant deaths will occur in a Pacific Island nation, but will be largely ignored in the US press.

Fiji?

Tony Blair is the most likely current world leader to be nominated for a Nobel Prize.

And one of the most undeserving.

Also Ashcroft will remain because he represents the mindset of most of the Bush administration including all in Sec of Defense, most of George Jr White House advisors, and even Colin Powell's own Asst Sec of State.

Sad but true.

I think the music one pretty much hits the nail on the head. These days, esp after the WTC thing, everyone is willingly falling head over heels to be a mindless member of society. Music will head this direction too. I really dont care, as long as it is good and isnt your typical from-a-can-made-6-months-ago-bye-it-or-die Britany Spears crap.

Mabye in the US but a storm is brewing overseas. S11 merely highlighted for many countires, large parts of Europe and Asia how mypoic the US is, and the retaliation rubbed allot of people the wrong way, what the US sees as Envy is actually Fury.

Mozilla and Mozilla-based browsers will have 10% market share by the end of the year.

Howmany non-tech people have even heard of mozilla? Honestly... If it gets a larger percentage than Linux's on the desktop ill be pleasently suprised but i don't expect it.

Castro will die or become infirm and Cuba will become a Democracy. Within 5 years it will be one of the most stunning turnarounds in the world, producing not just great economic growth but remarkable achievements in the arts.

I can see VIetnam doing the same, but not so soon, but when it does it really will be the new "young tiger" of asia.

I think Indonesia might continue to drift towards fragmentation too.