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I would bet in this
>Rampant consumerism
>International tension increases due to resources depletion
>Some racial group / country / ideology is blamed for the problems
>The division of rich and poor increases, so general quality of life decreases
The thing is that, as time passes, things change for the good or for the worst. Which can only be noticed when you look back in time. The changes are so gradual that you don't even notice.
Even if you notice that something is clearly wrong, the momentum needed to change the course of society is too high, people don't change that much is short periods of time. The only thing that can change society is if a large group of people cooperate to achieve such goal.
Now, I have a very negative view of people in general, so I have zero hope for the cooperation method. People only change when something big happens.
As for tech / sci related prediction:
>More development on nuclear energy. This will be out of necessity for reliable and constant power production. So tech will get a big benefit and regulations around that will loosen.
>Research in propaganda methods and human psychology.
