Asklemmy

I think we are in a key moment for change to happen at a big societal level. As others have said the problem isn't any of the technologies listed, it's how they are being exploited and the perception of them maligned by said exploitation.

Capitalism is a big part of this problem. As is the messy elastic way that human society implements change over time. tl;dr - some people will pull society forward, others pull it back a bit. That's the "elasticity" at a macro level.

For most of my life I've witnessed a gradual degradation, a reduction, entropy and resignation. Balance requires that we now leap forward again. I remain hopeful that a great correction is not just inevitable, it's coming in my lifetime.

Fusion... ya'know, in 5 years

Blockchain was an incredibly transparent grift. AI is a fascinating technology that's being used and abused by the worst people on the planet and will probably cause society as we know it to collapse. Quantum computers are a very niche, very specific tool that are super cool but get talked about weirdly by the media.

Virtual reality is neat and I think it hasn't really been used as a grift yet. I don't think we've really solved its UX nor explored all its possibilities. It seems like as a consumer device it will be a niche product, but the applications for companies and organizations are very untapped.