The document outlines four potential future scenarios: 1) A future where gaming is integrated into everyday life for behavior modification and large simulations are common. 2) An era of "The Long Great Recession" where stagnation and decline set in after continued federal funding. 3) A world dealing with "Past Peak Oil" where oil production capacity disappears and shortages intensify as alternatives and infrastructure fail. 4) A scenario called "WorldBoard" involving a world of sensor networks. The document provides brief descriptions and implications of each scenario.
5. Caveats are mandatory Each scenario can be intertwingled Narrative and/or complexity Not the only futures: climate change, boom time, new age of terror
26. “’By 2012, surplus oil production capacity could entirely disappear, and as early as 2015, the shortfall in output could reach nearly 10 million barrels per day,’ says the report, which has a foreword by a senior commander, General James N Mattis.”
27. Nightmare scenario It gets worse: No full replacements Population and demand grow Costs keep growing Oil is used for: Transportation Food fertilizer Medicines Plastics
28. Some checks New Saudi Arabias Miracle science Global recession Climate change disasters