The Future: According to 53 Random Humans

THE FUTURE ACCORDING TO 53 RANDOM HUMANS IN THE YEAR 2013, 23 WOMEN AND 30 MEN WERE ASKED ABOUT LIFE, TECHNOLOGY AND OUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE. BELOW ARE THE FINDINGS. WHEN ASKED HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THE FUTURE... 31 K 18 KKKK KKKK KKKK WERE EXCITED WERE AFRAID *4 PEOPLE WERE NEITHER EXCITED NOR AFRAID AND SHALL NOT BE REWARDED AN ICON FOR THEIR INDIFFERENCE. WHEN ASKED TO CHOOSE THE MOST PROMISING TECHNOLOGY FROM A LIST OF 10 EXCITING OPTIONS... | MEN FAVORED WOMEN FAVORED SELF-DRIVING 3D PRINTING 30% PHONES SELF-DRIVING HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFACES 4% CARS CARS 3D SMARTER PHONES FRIENDLY 13% 4% 33% ROBOTS SMARTER PRINTING 20% FRIENDLY 13% ROBOTS APPLE'S NEXT THING 9% FLYING 13% QUANTUM COMPUTERS 23% 20% CARS 9% QUANTUM COMPUTERS 9% 38% 25% BELIEVE SELF AWARE ROBOTS WILL MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER BELIEVE ROBOTS WILL DESTROY US *37% BELIEVE ROBOTS WILL HAVE THEIR OWN AGENDA ONLY I PERSON IS CERTAIN SOMEONE BORN IN 2013 WILL LIVE TO SEE THEIR 200th BIRTHDAY 200th *10 BELIEVE IT'S A POSSIBILITY 68% SAY THERE IS A CIVILIZATION MORE ADVANCED THAN OUR OWN SOMEWHERE IN THE UNIVERSE SOURCES: SURVEYMONKEY.COM TOMMY, PEGGY, SALLY, FRANK, JOHN, JILL, SAM, SUE, EDDIE, BARBARA, JERRY, PAUL, GEORGE, SIMON, JACK, PAT, ALLAN, BILLY, JANE, MARY, CARL, HENRY, JEAN, JOE, WILLY, TSHIRT.IO RUTH, TIMOTHY, WANDA, RONNIE, MELVIN, LUCY, EARL, PATSY, MIKE, KATHY, TOM, IRENE, EDWIN, JULIA, VICTOR, CALVIN, THELMA, GRACE, LILLIE, DAVE, EMILY, OSCAR, MAX, CARRIE, TONI, ALEX, JAN, PEDRO *ALL NAMES CHANGED TO PROTECT IDENTITY