This image displays 3 key elements of our present that will affect our future.
- Pollution
- Lake Tahoe loses one foot of clarity every year. There are only 35 feet of clarity left. So if we continue to pollute our local environment, then the Lake Tahoe that we know and love will be gone in 50 years.
- Disease
- Our current society relies on instantaneous results and that is no different with illness. People demand anti-biotics when they don't actually need them and as a result bacteria has begun to mutate to be anti-biotic resistant. In 50 years illness we be a constant worry and thus a surgical mask will be a necessity.
- The Internet
- The other day I noticed that there are teaser trailers for super bowl commercials. This is being fueled by the commercialism of the internet. Hopefully, Lake Tahoe will remain Lake Tahoe but I don't think it is a stretch to see the major internet companies like Google, really start taking over the world.
In 50 years I will 72. I will often reminsce about the good old days of hanging out at Tahoe. I will regret not wearing sunscreen and drinking too much on the beach but I will have many good memories. I am a nostalgic person, so I know in 50 years I will return to Lake Tahoe to see that it's beauty has changed. I anticipate the Internet taking over everything about our way of life. Hopefully, the Lake Tahoe that we know and love will not become a #ThrowbackThursday.
