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Crazy Today. Obvious Tomorrow. 17 Shifts Creating the Next Fortunes

Posted By: Randy GageMarch 7, 2026

(Most People Won’t See Them Coming)

A little puppy jumped into my arms and licked me in the face. I was instantly in love. There was just one small twist…

The puppy had been cloned in a biotech lab in South Korea.

Most people would have walked away thinking, Well that’s weird. But the moment stuck with me for a completely different reason. Of course, I knew we were supposedly cloning animals, but it still was some abstract idea in a faraway test tube to me.

When that frolicking puppy licked my face exactly as would one rescued from a shelter, shit got real.

If scientists were already cloning adorable puppies, what other breakthroughs were quietly developing just out of sight? What technologies, industries, and social shifts were about to leap from science fiction into everyday life?

That question sent me down a rabbit hole that forever changed how I look at the world. Instead of looking only at what’s happening now, I started thinking what’s about to happen next. And more importantly…

What challenges are about to happen next – and what opportunities are hidden in those challenges for entrepreneurs?

That thinking led me to write Risky Is the New Safe, which hit top 10 on the USA Today, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists, and went on to chart in multiple languages around the world. When I was doing the media tour in 2013, people were looking at me like I was eating spiders.  One host literally started shrieking – in a good way (I think) – asking how I was able to think the way I did.

If you read it today, you’ll probably nod along, thinking, “Well of course, that makes sense.” 

My new Gen Z and A readers would probably scratch their heads and say, “You mean there was a time when people questioned the ideas of cloning, ocean-floor real estate development, asteroid mining, cryptocurrencies, countries leaving the EU, social media killing traditional marketing, vacationing on the moon, and virtual reality sex?”

Looking back now, most of those developments seem obvious. But the real payoff wasn’t being right at cocktail parties. (Since I wouldn’t be caught dead at a cocktail party.) The real payoff was recognizing the business opportunities those shifts created before everyone else saw them. That way of thinking has made me many millions of dollars over the years… and helped a lot of entrepreneurs who follow my work do the same.

Which brings us to this post…

There are massive shifts coming over the next decade. Some will follow the trends everyone already sees. But the biggest opportunities will come from the ones hiding just around the corner… the ideas that sound a little crazy today but will look obvious ten years from now.

NOTE: First, my apologies. This topic deserves to be a full-length book.  But it’s vital info you need to know now, and I don’t have time today to write another book. So having said that:

Let’s peek around the corner as I posit 17 shifts that could create the next wave of entrepreneurial fortunes…

  1. Personal brands become more valuable than university degrees
  2. The creator economy collapses
  3. The 40-hour workweek goes extinct
  4. Human experiences become the fastest-growing luxury market
  5. A fierce anti-tech backlash erupts
  6. AI disrupts three billion jobs
  7. The AI industry crashes harder than the dot-com meltdown
  8. The first solopreneur billion-dollar company appears
  9. Trillionaire becomes a thing.
  10. Fusion energy works — and crashes the global energy economy
  11. Longevity breakthroughs push human lifespans toward 150 years
  12. The first digital nation state is recognized
  13. Bitcoin collapses after global regulation
  14. SpaceX Will Be the Biggest IPO Ever — and the Biggest Bust
  15. The “billionaires shouldn’t exist” movement threatens economies
  16. A free Cuba becomes the crown jewel tourist destination of the Atlantic
  17. Trump is removed from office – and the two-party system collapses

Some of these may sound crazy to you today. That’s the point. Because that’s where the opportunities lie.

Which one (or six) do you think I’m dead wrong about? Which one (or six) would you bet $100,000 on? But before you answer…please read through my posits, as I prosecute the case for why I believe these 17 Shifts will create cataclysmic disruption – and thus earth-shattering opportunity.  Let’s break down each of them…

  1. Personal Brands Will Be More Valuable than University Degrees

The college degree used to be a signal of competence. Today it’s often just proof you’re saddled with more than $100k in debt.

Employers are already shifting toward portfolio-based hiring, skill verification, and reputation signals built through real-world work.  Speaking personally, I’m already hiring people for 80k and 120k positions based on the personal brand they built.  It wouldn’t even occur to me to ask if they had a college degree because that information is irrelevant to me.

For a while, company HR directors will still want to hire people with diplomas because it covers their ass. But this practice will shrink as alternate methods of credibility become stronger. And I believe your personal brand will be the top choice.

The smartest Gen Z entrepreneurs already understand this. They’re building audiences, portfolios, and reputations while their classmates are still building debt.

Please don’t infer I’m throwing shade on the value of going to college. I can see how for many people a four-year experience on campus can be very helpful in discovering who they are and what they want to do. What I am saying is that a diploma will be worth less than your personal brand for getting a job.  And that going into steep debt for a degree has now gotten to the point where it’s foolish.

The opportunities for entrepreneurs here are enormous. Platforms that verify expertise, showcase portfolios, or help individuals build trust networks will explode. Communities built around reputation capital—where credibility compounds through demonstrated value—will replace universities in this regard. Balaji Srinivasan has some fascinating ideas on using the blockchain to demonstrate reputation and results.

And that’s just the first domino. Because the next shift will decimate creators…

  1. The Creator Economy Will Collapse

For the last decade we’ve proven that anyone with a smartphone can become a creator.  But the math on becoming a prosperous creator actually making money is brutal.  And with AI, they just got markedly worse…

Your perfectly lit, tastefully designed, expertly produced content, is getting buried. You can’t out-slop the AI slop. AI-generated avatars have better teeth, bigger boobs, nicer skin, and more lustrous hair than you do. (Not to mention 12-pack abs.) The algorithms recognize and reward attention faster than you, or any human, ever could. To compete on the algorithm battlefield, you must surrender your humanity and beclown yourself.

What happens next is a consolidation phase. A small percentage of creators will thrive, but the vast majority will discover that chasing algorithms is not a sustainable career path. When that correction arrives, it will feel like a collapse to many participants.

But of course, from disruption comes opportunity. I see two great possibilities here.  First, creators who are unabashedly human who deliver authenticity and build trust.  Authenticity builds trust. When all the AI avatars are zigging, you want to be zagging.   (And if creators are struggling now, wait until you see what happens in Shift 6.)

Secondly, businesses that support creators rather than compete with them will do well. The ones that offer things like analytics, production tools, niche distribution platforms, and membership systems. Many of the next generation of entrepreneurs will build infrastructure around creators instead of trying to become one. In every gold rush, most miners go broke. Your best shot at creating a fortune may be selling the picks and shovels.

  1. The 40-Hour Workweek Goes Extinct

The forty-hour workweek was designed for factories. Industrial economies required synchronized labor schedules, and that standard eventually spread across the entire workforce.  Today’s employment scenario doesn’t need that.

And automation, AI, and digital collaboration are erasing the link between time and value. Increasingly, work will be measured by results not hours. Some people will work intensely for six months then take a year off.  The side gig economy will accelerate exponentially.

Entrepreneurs who design companies around leverage rather than labor will kick ass and take numbers in this environment. Small teams equipped with automation can produce results that once required hundreds of employees.

Your opportunity lies in building businesses where value comes from creativity, intellectual property, and systems, not from the number of hours Mary sits at her desk.

  1. Human Experiences Will Become the Fastest-Growing Luxury Market

As life becomes more digital, the rare commodity becomes something profoundly analog: real human experience. People can stream endless entertainment and live much of their lives through screens. Hell, it won’t be long before you can spar with Bruce Lee, discuss philosophy with Socrates, or have dinner with Marilyn Monroe in a holo-suite. But that very abundance will create more craving for authentic human interaction.

We’re already seeing the early signals. Luxury travel is booming. Immersive events sell out quickly. Private clubs, retreats, and adventure experiences command premium prices. The VIP options for my seminars and coaching sell out before the cheap seats.

In a world drowning in digital content, people increasingly value moments they can’t download.

Entrepreneurs who design businesses around transformative experiences: education retreats, curated travel, immersive entertainment, live “no device” communities, etc. will tap into this demand. The more artificial the digital world becomes, the more valuable genuine human experience will become.

  1. A Fierce Anti-Tech Backlash Will Form

Every transformative technology eventually produces a backlash and this one has already started. People are spooked by the levels of surveillance from both marketers and government. We already have lunatics burning Waymos.  But this is not a movement fueled by crazies, it will be sane people, reclaiming their rationality and privacy.

The social media platforms have betrayed us, with their endless scrolls of rage bait, polarization, and misinformation. They’re rotting our brains, destroying our focus and manipulating us into harmful behavior. I’ve been screaming for years that no kid under 12 should have a smartphone and social media platforms should be age gated and I’m no longer a lone voice in the wilderness.

The way AI scales this surveillance and manipulation will finally drive people to revolt.  As algorithms shape our attention, employment, and personal data, many people will begin to question how much technological influence they want in their lives.

The opportunity lies in building technology that respects human boundaries. Privacy-first products, human-verified information networks, ethical AI frameworks, and tools that give individuals control over their data will become major industries. The savvy entrepreneurs in this space won’t try to kill technology, but reshape it.

  1. AI Will Disrupt 3 Billion Jobs and Cause a Global Economic Shock

Automation has always replaced some jobs while creating others. But AI is unique because it can perform cognitive work, not just physical labor. Entire categories of employment like customer service, administrative work, basic analysis, and even creative fields are about to be almost vaporized.  I keep telling my speaker, author, and consultant colleagues that in two years, no one is going to pay you for what you know, they will only pay you for what you think. (See number one above.)

The scale of disruption will create economic shockwaves. Governments are already scrambling to adapt labor policies, education systems, and social safety nets. But technology has already lapped them. Businesses that rely on routine knowledge work will face massive restructuring.

You’ve heard predictions saying millions of jobs will be disrupted. Maybe tens of millions. You heard it here first: the number is closer to three billion.

And this will create MASSIVE opportunities…

New roles will emerge around supervising AI systems, designing complex solutions, and building businesses powered by unprecedented productivity. Entrepreneurs who learn to harness AI as leverage rather than fear it as competition will have an enormous advantage.

P.S. And when that many jobs disappear, it won’t just disrupt companies… it will destabilize entire political systems. As you’ll discover in Shift 17…

  1. The AI Industry Will Crater Worse Than the Dot-Com Meltdown

One thing anyone who has watched markets for long learns is that bubbles rarely burst because the technology fails. They burst because investors get the timing wrong.

The internet really did change the world. But in 2000, investors priced in a future that wouldn’t arrive for another decade. That’s exactly what’s happening with AI investing today.

Technology revolutions often happen faster than people expect…but the profits arrive much slower.

Right now, markets are behaving as if the productivity explosion from AI is already here. But most serious economic forecasts suggest the measurable impact could take years to show up in corporate earnings.  If that sounds negative to you, remember that this exact pattern played out with:

  • railroads
    • electricity
    • cars
    • the internet

Every one of those technologies reshaped civilization. And every one of them produced massive investment bubbles before the real profits appeared.

And when expectations outrun reality, markets don’t politely wait. (I don’t know who needs to hear this, but day traders and crypto bros rarely wait patiently when expectations get ahead of results.)

Today the amount of capital flowing into AI…at the valuations being assigned…has reached the level of drunken delusion.

Eventually the market will demand results.  Companies built on hype will collapse. Investors will retreat. The correction will be violent. And headlines everywhere will declare that the AI dream has died.

But that’s when a huge opportunity will begin...

After the dot-com crash, companies like Amazon and Google went on to build the modern internet economy.  When the AI bubble bursts, I believe the same pattern will repeat.

The AI revolution is real. But the wealth it creates will arrive in stages. The infrastructure builders: chipmakers, cloud providers, data center operators, etc. will capture the first wave. Bigger fortunes come later, when entrepreneurs figure out how to use the technology to create new products, new efficiencies, and entirely new industries.

That’s where you want to be.

  1. The First Solopreneur Billion-Dollar Company Appears

For most of modern economic history, building a billion-dollar company required armies of employees.

  • Henry Ford had factories full of workers.
  • IBM had thousands of engineers.
  • Amazon built massive fulfillment networks.

Scale meant people. But artificial intelligence blows all this out of the water...

AI systems can already write code, design products, analyze markets, generate marketing campaigns, and run customer service. Tools that once required entire departments can now be handled by software. Which leads to a radical possibility…

The first billion-dollar company built by a single human. 

Not because that person works harder. But because they control an ecosystem of intelligent systems doing the work that once required thousands of employees.

Here’s the earth-shattering element of what I’m saying…

When that moment arrives, it won’t just produce a billionaire. It will redefine entrepreneurship itself.

Instead of raising capital to hire employees, founders will build systems that scale without human infrastructure. Small teams…or even individuals…will compete with organizations that once required corporate armies.

The entrepreneurs who understand leverage will dominate this era. Not the ones who work the longest hours, but the ones who build the smartest systems.  And that shift won’t just produce one outlier billionaire.  It will create an entire generation of one-person empires.

Because AI doesn’t just replace jobs. It can replace entire companies.

  1. Trillionaire Becomes a Thing

The global economy increasingly rewards scale. A company that becomes the infrastructure for communication, finance, AI computation, or immersive virtual environments could accumulate value on a planetary level. We already have trillion-dollar companies, but no individual with a large enough ownership stake to become a trillionaire.

That changes soon.  (Just wait until the people we’ll discuss in number 15 see this!)

  1. Fusion Energy Will Finally Work and Crash the Global Energy Economy

For decades scientists joked that fusion energy was always thirty years away. But recently several private companies and national labs have achieved breakthrough milestones in sustained reactions and energy gain.

When fusion becomes commercially viable, even partially, it will provide abundant, relatively clean energy…and create one of the biggest economic disruptions in human history.

Oil markets would destabilize.  Electricity costs could collapse. Countries that depend on oil exports could face economic crises. Entire geopolitical alliances based on fossil fuels would be shaken. Meanwhile, nations that control fusion technology could become the new energy superpowers.

The world economy has always been shaped by energy cost curves. When energy gets dramatically cheaper, entirely new industries appear. And it doesn’t just change industries. It changes geopolitics, as you’re about to see in a few other shifts.

And for entrepreneurs, the opportunity wave would be massive…

Vertical farming, desalination, data centers, new modes of transportation and manufacturing.  Ask yourself the question, when power becomes cheap and plentiful, what technologies that are impractical today, suddenly become practical?

  1. Longevity Technology Will Create the First 175-Year Lifespans

Medical science is beginning to treat aging as a biological process that can potentially be slowed or reversed. People like Bryan Johnson believe it can be stopped completely. The advances we’re already seeing in gene therapy, regenerative medicine, and cellular repair suggest that dramatically extended lifespans may be available a lot sooner than you may think.

When people begin living far longer, the implications (and opportunities) are enormous...

The obvious business models are around longevity: health optimization, age-reversal treatments, lifestyle technologies designed for extended life horizons.  But there are plenty more lucrative avenues to think about.

A life that spans 175 years changes how individuals think about risk and long-term investment. Retirement models, career planning, wealth accumulation, and education will all have to be reimagined as well.

  1. The First Digital Nation State Will Be Recognized

Communities are no longer limited by geography. Millions of people already organize economically and socially through digital networks. Some technologists believe these communities could eventually evolve into “network states.” These are organized populations with shared governance, capital, and (maybe or maybe not) physical territory.

When one of these digital communities gains diplomatic recognition, it will redefine the concept of nationhood. Citizenship might become portable, based on affiliation rather than birthplace.

Entrepreneurs will make fortunes building the infrastructure of these new societies: digital governance systems, decentralized finance, and services designed for borderless populations.

This one is actually quite easy to predict. The first Network State will be founded by Balaji Srinivasan and the smart betting is on him being the first elected president. In fact, if you’re looking for some fast money now, I suggest you build a Shopify store and start promoting “Balaji for Me!” bumper stickers and other campaign swag.  For a deeper dive on the concept, read Balaji’s book, The Network State: How To Start a New Country.

  1. Bitcoin Collapses After Global Regulation

“But wait,” you say. “Isn’t the whole point of cryptocurrency to have the ability to make anonymous transactions without government interference?”  Of course it is.

But if you believe that Hell has no fury like a woman scorned, wait until you see how government bureaucrats feel when they can’t monitor, tax, and confiscate your money.

Don’t @ me bro.

Bitcoin may be one of the most elegant financial ideas ever created. But elegant ideas and political reality are two very different things.

Governments tolerate many things. Losing control of money is not one of them.

I’m not predicting Bitcoin disappears.  I’m predicting the dream of a completely unregulated parallel financial system disappears.  I am vehemently against governments regulating crypto. But I’m going on record that I expect this to happen.

Cryptocurrencies emerged partly as a rebellion against centralized control. But the more adoption grows, the more unlikely governments are to tolerate financial systems they cannot regulate. Once crypto reaches mass adoption, I believe regulators will impose strict identity requirements on large transactions.

I’ve seen this movie before…

You’re going to start to see statements from the government that criminals, sex traffickers, and terrorists are using cryptocurrencies to commit heinous crimes. (If you’ve been following the Guthrie kidnapping here in the States, you know this is already happening.)  They will propose some initial form of supervision, such as notice or ID required for transactions above certain thresholds.

They will make statements like “If you’re not a criminal, sex trafficker, or terrorist...you have nothing to worry about.” Then they will start choking the pipes. Banks, credit card companies, electronic payment platforms, and crypto exchanges.  They will threaten them with expulsion from the system and prison time if they don’t report suspicious transactions, which will eventually accomplish their goal of controlling your money.  I think Bitcoin still survives, but nothing like the concept Satoshi envisioned, and it will never reach the value that most of the people who are investing in it now dream of.  Bookmark this page so you can  come back and ratio me later: Cryptocurrencies are a bunch of mice, building their own cat.

And just like any market, some people make their money when things are going up, and others make it when things are going down.

Other entrepreneurs who build compliant infrastructure like identity verification, regulatory technology, and secure custody solutions may find opportunity in that transition.

  1. SpaceX Will Be the Biggest IPO Ever — and the Biggest Bust

I can’t wait to see the ratios I get on this one!  Elon is the golden boy. SpaceX is one of the most celebrated private companies in history. When it goes public, I’m convinced the IPO  will be eye watering.

So why do I predict it will be a bust?

First off, I simply believe SpaceX gets caught in the collateral damage of the AI bubble mentioned in shift #7 above.

Secondly it’s the numbers. One of the oldest games in finance is taking a complicated, messy capital structure and cleaning it up just enough to roll it onto the public market looking like a thoroughbred. Debt gets refinanced. Obligations get moved around. Unattractive pieces get buried under a bigger, shinier narrative. The pitch becomes simpler, cleaner, sexier. But the underlying economics don’t magically transform because the optics improved.

And that’s the issue here. If private capital is being used to retire debt, simplify obligations, and create a more polished pre-IPO story, that may be smart financial engineering. But let’s call it what it is: engineering. Not necessarily strength. Not necessarily proof of durable economics. Just a better PowerPoint for the roadshow.

The real danger is that I believe 95 percent of the investors won’t be buying SpaceX the business. (Including many of the smartest VCs in the space.) They’ll be buying the Musk mythology, the AI halo, the robotics fantasy, the Mars dream, and the assumption that every company he touches deserves infinite multiples forever.

That works right up until it doesn’t.

When you have an auto company trading at absurd multiples, you can calm nervous investors by telling them it’s really an AI and robotics play. But when you already have an AI and robotics play trading at absurd multiples, there’s no next layer of narrative to spin.

That’s especially true if this IPO hits after the broader AI bubble has already started deflating. Because then the market mood changes completely. Suddenly investors stop rewarding vision and start demanding evidence. They stop paying for “someday” and start paying for cash flow. And that’s when a company can go from being the most anticipated offering in the world to the most expensive disappointment in the world.

None of this means SpaceX isn’t a remarkable company. It is. None of it means space isn’t a real frontier. It is. The mistake is assuming that a revolutionary company automatically makes for a rationally priced stock. History says otherwise. Some of the most transformative businesses in the world have still been terrible buys at the wrong valuation.

And that’s where the opportunity comes in for entrepreneurs and investors who keep their heads while everyone else loses theirs. If the IPO comes out overheated and then stumbles, the real money won’t be made worshipping the flagship. It will be made in the second-order plays: suppliers, satellite infrastructure, data applications, space logistics, defense-adjacent technology, and niche operators building real businesses around the ecosystem after the hype gets wrung out.

The first wave goes to the storytellers. The second wave goes to the disciplined builders. And the disciplined builders are usually the ones who get rich.

One last reason I’m sour on the deal is Elon himself.  It’s not that he’s not the most visionary entrepreneur of our generation. He is. And he has the social skills of an eggplant. (And just because my therapist might say I’m projecting my own personality deficiencies upon him, doesn’t mean it isn’t true. 🤪)

When a valuation depends heavily on one charismatic founder, that becomes a hidden risk factor investors rarely model.

If the IPO goes forward the way I believe it will, all of the projections assume Elon doesn’t have a mental breakdown, overdose, alienate three quarters of the market with obnoxious behavior… or simply wake up one morning, shut the whole thing down, and move to a goat-yoga commune in a trailer park outside Orlando.

  1. The “Billionaires Shouldn’t Exist” Movement Threatens Economies

Economic inequality has become one of the defining debates of our time. As wealth concentrates in fewer hands, political movements demanding aggressive redistribution are gaining momentum.

The “billionaires shouldn’t exist” movement is crazy as is the proposed “billionaires’ tax” in California. But the anger, frustration and pain that are driving them are not. If we don’t find a way to create more opportunities to the disadvantaged and younger generations, we will see these movements gather steam.

These policies of extreme taxation, restrictions on wealth accumulation, and hostility toward private enterprise will alter the investment climate in multiple countries.

Entrepreneurs who anticipate such shifts may diversify geographically, build resilient global businesses, and support policies that encourage innovation.  But we also need to be part of the solution or the pitchforks are going to come out.

  1. A Free Cuba Becomes the Crown Jewel Tourist Destination of the Atlantic

Cuba possesses natural beauty, cultural richness, and geographic proximity to major travel markets. And a repressive, corrupt, and bankrupt government that is teetering on breakdown.  In recent days there are signs that the collapse could be imminent.

A change to a free government would instantly attract investment in infrastructure, hospitality, transportation, and technology. It could rapidly jump to the top of the list as the most desirable destinations in the Atlantic region. Expect hourly flights from Miami.

Entrepreneurs who understand emerging markets and can operate early in newly open economies often capture extraordinary opportunities.

  1. Trump is Removed from Office – and the Two-Party System Collapses

Say what you will about Donald J. Trump, he has already become one of the most consequential presidents in American history. Whether you view his legacy as largely positive or largely negative isn’t the point here.  The salient point is that he has accelerated one of the most dangerous trends in American politics: extreme polarization.

The United States now has one of the most emotionally charged electorates in its history. A growing number of voters on both the right and left are so consumed by visceral hate toward the other side that rational political discourse has virtually disappeared.

And when political systems become this polarized, they rarely stabilize. They break.

My prediction is that the next breaking point arrives in 2027, when Trump is removed from office after impeachment and conviction—with Republican votes helping to push it through the Senate.

Trump has survived scandals and legal battles that would have ended most political careers. He has maintained his position largely because of his powerful grip on the Republican Party apparatus and the fierce loyalty of his MAGA base. But even that coalition is beginning to show fractures.

As Trump continues to push the limits of executive authority, tensions inside the Republican Party will grow. Some members of the GOP still see themselves as guardians of the constitutional balance between the branches of government. The longer those boundaries are tested, the more internal conflict you will see.

After the midterm elections, the Dems will almost certainly move toward impeachment. That part is predictable. But this time I expect some Republican senators to decide that removing Trump is the only way to stabilize their own political future.

The shock will end the Republican Party.

A new competition will begin to become the party that replaces it. One group will attempt to rebuild around traditional conservative principles—limited government, fiscal restraint, and constitutional law. The other group will continue the personality-driven movement that formed around Trump.

But the story won’t end there…

While the Republican Party is collapsing, the Democrats will enjoy a surge of power. They will expand their influence in the courts, push aggressive policy agendas, and harness the populist backlash against wealth described in Shift 15, along with the economic anxiety created by the AI crash described in Shift 6.

And like dominant parties throughout history, they will eventually overreach.

That overreach will fracture the Democratic coalition as well. The progressive wing and the establishment wing are already uneasy partners. Under the pressure of governing…and the backlash that follows…those tensions will explode.

I believe that within a decade, the United States will no longer have the two-party system that has defined its politics for more than 150 years. Both the Republican and Democratic parties will collapse and be replaced by new political coalitions built from their wreckage.

And when you step back and look at the bigger picture, that outcome shouldn’t be surprising...

  • Artificial intelligence is about to disrupt millions of jobs.
  • The AI investment bubble is likely to burst.
  • Populist anger toward wealth and institutions is already rising.
  • Trust in government is collapsing.

When all those forces collide at the same time, political systems don’t gently evolve. They reset.

Which means the real takeaway isn’t which party wins the mid-term. The takeaway is that the United States is entering the most politically chaotic decade in modern history.

Chaos creates opportunity. And the more chaotic the situation, the greater the opportunity.

So, let’s land the plane…

All of these shifts…but particularly the emergence of AI…make this the single most cataclysmic, disruptive time in human history.  And at the same time, the greatest era of opportunity humanity has ever seen.

Ten years from now, much of this will look obvious. Today it might sound crazy to you. Bookmark this post so you can come back in a decade and tell me how stupid I was. Or jump down in the comments now and tell me how crazy you think I am.  Or share which shifts you agree are a high probability and you’re going to explore the possibilities. I seriously would love to see your thoughts either way.  Because things are about to get spicy…

Peace,

- RG

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9 comments on “Crazy Today. Obvious Tomorrow. 17 Shifts Creating the Next Fortunes”

  1. Love this Randy but I’d disagree on #2. I feel the creator economy will keep growing, especially in a time where technology is getting involved in everything. If anything, it will just keep expanding as more people build audiences and brands online.

  2. (AI translate) Hi! I recently watched a program on National Geographic. It talked about the future connected with the transition to digital life and longevity. They mentioned that if human lifespan increases, the very laws of life will change.

    The current system is built on the idea that we are born, study, serve in the army, work, create a family, and live out our lives in this cycle. But with longevity, people won’t be able to live together forever, many will not want to have children or will refuse to, and the world will become overcrowded.

    At the same time, they also spoke about major discoveries that could make life better. I heard that doctors are already testing a way to regrow real teeth in adults, as well as restore proteins in the knees. Both experiments have been successful, and in the coming years they plan to conduct trials on volunteers.

  3. Hey Randy, I agree with what you have proposed above, at least the ones I fully understood. . Not sure if I fully get some of the futuristic stuff. Maybe because I’m not truly in touch with some of what our future will bring. What i do believe is there will, no doubt, be longer healthy life for those who don’t bargain with their life but treat their life with regards to health, with respect and commitment. And, products that will support that theory will surge. I believe Rain will evolve with that theory since it is already in a category all by itself o seed nutrition. I do agree with kids, college, their ideas will bring forth the new world that is already here and reinventing everyday. So, where does all this lead us living now, today as a person 75 yrs old? How do people over 50+ fit into these theories since I’m sure we will live longer?

  4. Hi Randy,

    Thank you for the great list of shifts!

    I haven't had time to research all of these yet. (I am currently working fulltime and spending free-time on refreshing and upgrading tech skills to get back into IT.). Once I free up some time, I can spend more time on business and content creation.

    So far I think things are shifting and jobs/work will look different in the future.

    It could be possible for someone to add more value and earn more with a personal brand than a degree. On the other hand, there is also a need for degrees:
    * Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science
    * Cybersecurity
    * Healthcare and biotechnology
    * Data Science and Analytics
    * Engineering and advanced manufacturing
    * Education and research

    Healthcare?

    If one country develops more highly educated workers than another, it can dominate industries such as:

    artificial intelligence
    pharmaceuticals
    aerospace
    advanced manufacturing

    Economic competition increasingly depends on knowledge and innovation rather than natural resources.

    Therefore, many governments invest heavily in:
    universities
    research institutions
    STEM education
    workforce training programs

    Content Creation:
    In the AI era, creators will become:

    curators of information
    designers of digital experiences
    builders of communities
    educators and storytellers
    AI will produce enormous amounts of content, but human creativity will still determine what matters.

    The future belongs to creators who understand that technology is not the enemy.

    It is a tool.

    40 hour work week? when you are working and building a business, it is always over 50 hours per week.

    Human experiences become the fastest-growing luxury market:
    This shift reflects a deeper change in human values. As technology provides more convenience and automation, people increasingly seek experiences that make them feel alive, connected, and purposeful.

    In the future, luxury will not be defined by what you own.

    It will be defined by what you experience, who you become, and the stories you collect along the way.

    thank you,
    Bernice

  5. Got to love this article! It's intellectually perceptive as well as plainly confrontational. I'll have to give some digestion to the # 2 (don't see creators economy collapsing that soon), #3 (I am not sure the current 5 billion jobs status will be cut down by AI by 60%. I think more like 30-40%, about 2 billion jobs; and #17 (to many "ifs" in that political equation).

    However, being a Cuban "balsero" (emigrating to US in a wooden boat, crossing the Florida Strait 32 years ago), I have to give you an standing ovation for #16. I know you are very close to the South Florida Cuban community and are familiar with our history. However I guess most of you audience is unaware of the fact that Cuba was at the top of Western Hemisphere economies in 1958. These 67 years of communist regime has literally destroyed our country. However, knowing our culture, work ethic, creativity and the financial resources amassed by over 2 millions Cuban exiled all over the world, I am pretty confident we will soon be free and in record time will restablish our infrastructure as well as our geopolitical and economic influence in the region. Viva Cuba Libre

  6. Got to love this article! It's intellectually perceptive as well as plainly confrontational. I'll have to give some digestion to the # 2 (don't see creators economy collapsing that soon), #6 (I am not sure the current 5 billion jobs status will be cut down by AI by 60%. I think more like 30-40%, about 2 billion jobs; and #17 (to many "ifs" in that political equation).

    However, being a Cuban "balsero" (emigrating to US in a wooden boat, crossing the Florida Strait 32 years ago), I have to give you an standing ovation for #16. I know you are very close to the South Florida Cuban community and are familiar with our history. However I guess most of you audience is unaware of the fact that Cuba was at the top of Western Hemisphere economies in 1958. These 67 years of communist regime has literally destroyed our country. However, knowing our culture, work ethic, creativity and the financial resources amassed by over 2 millions Cuban exiled all over the world, I am pretty confident we will soon be free and in record time will restablish our infrastructure as well as our geopolitical and economic influence in the region. Viva Cuba Libre

  7. Interesting stuff as always Randy... my two cents.. don't think that long life scenario is gonna happen in my generation (65) think that Bryan Johnson guy is an idiot.. taking all those supplements and working out 6 hours a day is beyond stupid.. that's not living and there's not an iota of scientific evidence that stuff will make you live longer.. Warren Buffett has one of the worst diets in the world and he's 94 and just hung it up.. Bitcoin will collapse sooner or later, like all Ponzi schemes inevitably do.. Buffett called crypto rat poison squared.. don't see Trump getting tossed on his ear, he's been impeached twice and nothing seems to touch him, but can see the crap hitting the fan if he tries to run for a third term.. and for billionaire outrage, ever heard, the dogs bark but the caravan marches on.. get outraged all you want.. but you can't cap how much people can make.. not unless you want your economy to go in the toilet.. love Cuba to break free and live to 100 if I could be healthy and active.. cheers Napa David

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    1. Love this Randy but I’d disagree on #2. I feel the creator economy will keep growing, especially in a time where technology is getting involved in everything. If anything, it will just keep expanding as more people build audiences and brands online.

    2. (AI translate) Hi! I recently watched a program on National Geographic. It talked about the future connected with the transition to digital life and longevity. They mentioned that if human lifespan increases, the very laws of life will change.

      The current system is built on the idea that we are born, study, serve in the army, work, create a family, and live out our lives in this cycle. But with longevity, people won’t be able to live together forever, many will not want to have children or will refuse to, and the world will become overcrowded.

      At the same time, they also spoke about major discoveries that could make life better. I heard that doctors are already testing a way to regrow real teeth in adults, as well as restore proteins in the knees. Both experiments have been successful, and in the coming years they plan to conduct trials on volunteers.

    3. Hey Randy, I agree with what you have proposed above, at least the ones I fully understood. . Not sure if I fully get some of the futuristic stuff. Maybe because I’m not truly in touch with some of what our future will bring. What i do believe is there will, no doubt, be longer healthy life for those who don’t bargain with their life but treat their life with regards to health, with respect and commitment. And, products that will support that theory will surge. I believe Rain will evolve with that theory since it is already in a category all by itself o seed nutrition. I do agree with kids, college, their ideas will bring forth the new world that is already here and reinventing everyday. So, where does all this lead us living now, today as a person 75 yrs old? How do people over 50+ fit into these theories since I’m sure we will live longer?

    4. Hi Randy,

      Thank you for the great list of shifts!

      I haven't had time to research all of these yet. (I am currently working fulltime and spending free-time on refreshing and upgrading tech skills to get back into IT.). Once I free up some time, I can spend more time on business and content creation.

      So far I think things are shifting and jobs/work will look different in the future.

      It could be possible for someone to add more value and earn more with a personal brand than a degree. On the other hand, there is also a need for degrees:
      * Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science
      * Cybersecurity
      * Healthcare and biotechnology
      * Data Science and Analytics
      * Engineering and advanced manufacturing
      * Education and research

      Healthcare?

      If one country develops more highly educated workers than another, it can dominate industries such as:

      artificial intelligence
      pharmaceuticals
      aerospace
      advanced manufacturing

      Economic competition increasingly depends on knowledge and innovation rather than natural resources.

      Therefore, many governments invest heavily in:
      universities
      research institutions
      STEM education
      workforce training programs

      Content Creation:
      In the AI era, creators will become:

      curators of information
      designers of digital experiences
      builders of communities
      educators and storytellers
      AI will produce enormous amounts of content, but human creativity will still determine what matters.

      The future belongs to creators who understand that technology is not the enemy.

      It is a tool.

      40 hour work week? when you are working and building a business, it is always over 50 hours per week.

      Human experiences become the fastest-growing luxury market:
      This shift reflects a deeper change in human values. As technology provides more convenience and automation, people increasingly seek experiences that make them feel alive, connected, and purposeful.

      In the future, luxury will not be defined by what you own.

      It will be defined by what you experience, who you become, and the stories you collect along the way.

      thank you,
      Bernice

    5. Got to love this article! It's intellectually perceptive as well as plainly confrontational. I'll have to give some digestion to the # 2 (don't see creators economy collapsing that soon), #3 (I am not sure the current 5 billion jobs status will be cut down by AI by 60%. I think more like 30-40%, about 2 billion jobs; and #17 (to many "ifs" in that political equation).

      However, being a Cuban "balsero" (emigrating to US in a wooden boat, crossing the Florida Strait 32 years ago), I have to give you an standing ovation for #16. I know you are very close to the South Florida Cuban community and are familiar with our history. However I guess most of you audience is unaware of the fact that Cuba was at the top of Western Hemisphere economies in 1958. These 67 years of communist regime has literally destroyed our country. However, knowing our culture, work ethic, creativity and the financial resources amassed by over 2 millions Cuban exiled all over the world, I am pretty confident we will soon be free and in record time will restablish our infrastructure as well as our geopolitical and economic influence in the region. Viva Cuba Libre

    6. Got to love this article! It's intellectually perceptive as well as plainly confrontational. I'll have to give some digestion to the # 2 (don't see creators economy collapsing that soon), #6 (I am not sure the current 5 billion jobs status will be cut down by AI by 60%. I think more like 30-40%, about 2 billion jobs; and #17 (to many "ifs" in that political equation).

      However, being a Cuban "balsero" (emigrating to US in a wooden boat, crossing the Florida Strait 32 years ago), I have to give you an standing ovation for #16. I know you are very close to the South Florida Cuban community and are familiar with our history. However I guess most of you audience is unaware of the fact that Cuba was at the top of Western Hemisphere economies in 1958. These 67 years of communist regime has literally destroyed our country. However, knowing our culture, work ethic, creativity and the financial resources amassed by over 2 millions Cuban exiled all over the world, I am pretty confident we will soon be free and in record time will restablish our infrastructure as well as our geopolitical and economic influence in the region. Viva Cuba Libre

    7. Interesting stuff as always Randy... my two cents.. don't think that long life scenario is gonna happen in my generation (65) think that Bryan Johnson guy is an idiot.. taking all those supplements and working out 6 hours a day is beyond stupid.. that's not living and there's not an iota of scientific evidence that stuff will make you live longer.. Warren Buffett has one of the worst diets in the world and he's 94 and just hung it up.. Bitcoin will collapse sooner or later, like all Ponzi schemes inevitably do.. Buffett called crypto rat poison squared.. don't see Trump getting tossed on his ear, he's been impeached twice and nothing seems to touch him, but can see the crap hitting the fan if he tries to run for a third term.. and for billionaire outrage, ever heard, the dogs bark but the caravan marches on.. get outraged all you want.. but you can't cap how much people can make.. not unless you want your economy to go in the toilet.. love Cuba to break free and live to 100 if I could be healthy and active.. cheers Napa David

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