2018 has barely just begun to unfold and Jono Grant, one third of the trance legends, Above & Beyond, has taken to twitter to give his take and make thirty predictions on how 2018 will go on various subjects and themes.
Stuck in transit back to the UK (my Chicago is cold today!!!).
Going to have some #2018predictions (in no particular order…) for a bit of fun…
Let me know if I’m mad ☺️
— Jono Grant (@jonogrant) January 2, 2018
2018 predictions
1. Trump’s wall begins construction
2. Bitcoin bumpily rises (drops to $8k first) despite media warnings and sees further adoption as store of value.Transfer of wealth from old to young results.Governments continue to ban/reg with limited success, fueling bulls
— Jono Grant (@jonogrant) January 2, 2018
3. The stock market crashes like millenials have never seen before
4. Blockchain and decentralization starts to disrupt monopolies/large tech based companies late 2018 (e.g. something major such as Facebook, where users start to earn crypto/stake rather than feeding “the man”)
— Jono Grant (@jonogrant) January 2, 2018
5. German car makers enter the electric car market properly in 2018. Their greater knowledge/experience of making cars that drive well causes debt-ridden Tesla to crash
6. The downsizing of smartphones continues (like the iPhone X v 8 plus)
7. Car ownership/sales fall hugely
— Jono Grant (@jonogrant) January 2, 2018
8. A self-driving car teaches middle-lane hoggers how to drive
9. Amazon buys everything it doesn’t own
10. Amazon owns everything
11. Privacy is even more talked about as a commodity and we will pay cash for it
12. WW3 does not start in 2018
— Jono Grant (@jonogrant) January 2, 2018
13. Amazon aggressively fights Spotify for a piece of the music streaming market
14. Net neutrality revolt fuels the blockchain revolution, accelerating decentralising the internet
15. Music steaming companies start to add other media type content
16. People use Facebook less
— Jono Grant (@jonogrant) January 2, 2018
17. Meditation becomes the new exercise
18. Italy leaves the EU / elects a government that is heading that way
19. Someone on @Twitter declares “trance is back*”. Again (repeat daily).
20. Someone points out people have been saying that since about 1998
*it never went away
— Jono Grant (@jonogrant) January 2, 2018
21. As more government control is attempted to be exerted,libertarian ideas & philosophy become more popular in Europe
22. Bitcoin or otherwise governments and central banks have lost control of money-a latent response to 2008
23. Trump remains president
24. Theresa may stays
— Jono Grant (@jonogrant) January 2, 2018
25. It becomes more common to use a smart phone less, installing apps like @freedom * amongst millennials especially. Analogue is the new digital in personal relationships
26. #ABGT300 is announced to be in an exciting location
27. Twitter grows unexpectedly
* no affiliation!
— Jono Grant (@jonogrant) January 2, 2018
28. Turmeric becomes the new kale
29. The sharing economy is given a shot in the arm by decentralization/ Blockchain. Move over Airbnb
30. YouTube will grow even further with more high end content on the platform
— Jono Grant (@jonogrant) January 2, 2018
/end transmission
— Jono Grant (@jonogrant) January 2, 2018
It is super interesting to hear Jono give his opinion on various of these subjects, but what do you think? How do you see 2018 unfolding this year? Where is this exciting location going to be for ABGT 300? That news alone is sure to excite the Anjunafamily.
Consumers using Facebook less seems pretty likely as consumers are seeing more usage in other social media sites like Snapchat, Instagram and even Twitter.
Amazon buying everything it doesnt already own is looking like a possible positive prediction as prediction rumors has also begun to circulate around the web that they may look to take over retail chain Target this year.
Who is going to be the person mentioned that declares, “Trance is back”?
We’ll have to wait and see how this year unravels as it’s too early to tell now.