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Hank: in 100 years otherwise healthy people will not get colds (2024)

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In his August 2024 letter to the future, Hank predicted that in 100 years otherwise healthy people would have optimized immune systems and simply not get colds.

About: common cold, immune system

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2024-08-02 predicted Hank predicts that in 100 years otherwise healthy people's immune systems will be optimized so they simply do not get colds, and the future will find past sniffles adorable. My Letter to the Future 00:00:59

What is said about it

7 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).

  • 2024-08-02 · My Letter to the Future — Hank bets people will oddly still eat a bit of beef, because culture is harder to change than technology. — 00:01:28
  • 2024-08-02 · My Letter to the Future — Hank predicts today's agricultural land use will be seen as outrageous, much of the American interior will be wild, and America will have more than 10 million bison. — 00:01:28
  • 2024-08-02 · My Letter to the Future — Hank: Saying a good prediction takes real risks, Hank bets a non-zero number of some animal (word unclear) will range over that wild area. — 00:01:28
  • 2024-08-02 · My Letter to the Future — Hank tells the future it will look back and call us so racist, while still being somewhat racist in its own different ways. (playful) — 00:01:57
  • 2024-08-02 · My Letter to the Future — Hank thinks the future will figure out climate change, and makes a risky bet that geothermal power will be a big part of it, which people will then call obvious. — 00:01:57
  • 2024-08-02 · My Letter to the Future — Hank says everyone now expects fusion to be the answer; he bets fusion will exist but be a niche technology. — 00:02:27
  • 2024-08-02 · My Letter to the Future — Hank predicts people will find our worry about overpopulation crazy, as they struggle long to move to an economy not fueled by constant population growth. — 00:02:27