Interesting. Societies progress in all ways. I wonder if there was this reaction when the last pony express headed out of Dodge, lol?

I remember my Grandfather complaining to me years ago that the City of Pittsburgh was getting of most of its trolley cars and replacing them with an expanded bus service. There are pros/cons to growth, its unavoidable.

The Post Office's days may very well be numbered. They're stuck with a bad delivery model now, with the big private carriers handling most of the far more profitable parcel deliveries.

I won't miss writing checks at all...

Newspapers are undergoing a fundamental change right now but some form will survive, I think. More people get their information from the net now than ever before and even with some premium content sections, there should be plenty of news content to go around.

A bigger worry is the Court's recent ruling on internet neutrality. Our providers are likely to target anyone with a website and charge more for the bandwith we use. many will not pay this-for various reasons-which I think diminishes the original appeal of the net.

I too love books, but as time goes by, that won't be translated to the next generations in the same way. In the end, how long do you actually hold a shitty book, I guess? People will read great writing...in whatever way suits them best.

Got rid of our landline phone 2+ years ago...haven't missed it for 1 second...

Musically, let's see what happens in 20 years or so, when this period I think comes to a close. Demand for what's commercial on the radio today will be relegated to a handful of niche stations that won't likely be money makers. Plus, with advancing technology and digital music services, look for terrestial radio to take a massive hit from internet/satellite products and personal mp3 subscription services.

Personal property will change if people put it on the net, but its a choice thing with ramifications, no doubt.

There's a generational trade-off between speed and information on one side and privacy and personal details on the other. I do think we have choices as to how far we wade into the cyber pool, if you will.

Imagine what it will be like in 50 years?

Wow...



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Bill in Dayton