Prognostications for 2018?

[brewer]

Does anyone have any?  Maybe aspirations as well? 

The only thing I see is my continued dwindling with about the same amount of general contentment.

[Chad32]

I was hoping that Justice Democrats would take over the Democratic party, and bring some real progressives into power. But I saw a story that Cenk, who started the group, was forced to resign because of some unprogressive things he said some 12+ years ago. So I don't know where it's going to go now.

[KittyAnn]

my prognostications for 2018 ....hmmm i don't know... maybe to be healthy and happy?!
yes...to be healthy!!
....and to make someone happy!

https://www.facebook.com/sexyintelligenc...=3&theater

I prefer not to think about politics because it makes me sick...

Poland will win the World Cup on football! hehe

[Whateverist]

Things will continue to get worse for us before they eventually get worse for Trump.

[henryp]

How many years would be better to be alive in than 2017? Unless you are some sort of wilderness hermit, i'd think easily less than 5. I'm guessing 2018 will also crack the top 5 years to be alive in the 200,000,000 years of human history. That's not so bad.

[brewer]

I predict that I will get the date wrong on checks for about a month.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Alex did a thread like this for last year.  I claimed about 50% success (which surprised the hell out of me), so I'll have another go.  I'm going to try to make these as specific as possible.  Bear in mind that these aren't things I necessarily want to happen, but things I think might happen.

1. Politics (US):  A major US political figure will suffer a health crisis necessitating his retirement from public life.  It won't be Trump (sorry) - the smart money's on Bernie Sanders.

2.  Politics (world): A major war will break out in sub-Saharan Africa, extending into 2019.  Guessing Chad and the CAR.

3.  Economics:  Bitcoin will crash and be largely forgotten about.  This will be primarily caused by the compromising of the blockchain.

4.  Technology:  Electric bicycles will see a MASSIVE resurgence as a mode of urban travel.  Consequently, public transport will take a sizable hit.

5.  Medical: At least one of the current experimental cancer therapies will become standard by year's end.  Best bet - t cell antigen discrimination.

6.  Film:  Lady Gaga will receive either a BAFTA or an Academy Award nomination (she won't win).

7.  Music:  The best-selling album of the year will be the soundtrack to a Pixar film.

8.  Environment: The Great Barrier Reef will be officially declared 'dead'.  No one will care very much.

9.  History:  An undiscovered Shakespeare play will take the world by storm.  It will eventually be discovered to be a fake.

10.  Woo:  A major newspaper chain will announce that it is no longer going to publish daily horoscopes.  Despite the outcry from insane people, other papers will quickly follow suit.

Boru

[Brian37]

My prediction, 24 hours will still be 24 hours, and the GOP will still be bat shit insane.

[Seraphina]

I don't have any prognostications but my primary aspiration is to sell my rental property. The housing market here is shooting up so it's time to take advantage and sell.

-Teresa

[Minimalist]