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13 Unusual Predictions for 2025
From killer robots to Netflix theme parks, it’s going to be a wild ride
2024 is over, and what a year it was. Elections. Eclipses. Trials. Convictions. Assassinations. Olympics shooters. CEOs down. Breakdancing. Evil, evil, evil wars. Wicked. Brat. Demure. Mindful. Hawk Tuah. Bluesky. Pagers. Boeing. Crowdstrike. Navalny. Assad. Chappell Roan. South Korea, the UK, New Zealand, Brazil. A bridge collapsed, a cathedral reborn. I never had Meth Lab Oompa Loompa on my bingo card and I think I’d like to go home, please.
But we’ve made it. And though many (but not all) of my predictions for 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019 and 2018 have been wrong(ish), there are three reasons why you should keep reading this article. Firstly, because the knowledge gained through planning is crucial to the selection of appropriate actions as future events unfold. Secondly, if you don’t make predictions, you’ll never know what to be surprised by. And finally… because it’s fun!
With this in mind, here are 13 predictions for key events and trends that will shape 2025.
1. Elon Musk Buys TikTok
As of writing, TikTok is getting banned / removed from US platforms on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025 — if ByteDance does not sell the platform by then. A lot of money…