The Future That Didn’t Happen

“The future ain’t what it used to be — and what’s more, it never was.”

Even the great folk singer-songwriter Lee Hayes may not have fully appreciated the true wisdom of his bon mot — at least where predicting the future is concerned. And, now that we’re saying good-bye and good riddance to 2020, we can safely conclude, as we look ahead, that most of the predictions we might venture to make about life in our future are not likely to come true (although you might stand a better chance if your family name is Nostradamus). Indeed, many books, web sites, and film documentaries have…