Everything has been speeding up over the past decades. You can look at pretty much any business industry or aspect of life in general and you will notice a pace that has never been recorded before. Thanks to this speed and magnitude of things due to globalization, butterfly effect has never been more appropriate. This is a collection of the 13 most relevant trends that will drive the future of america.

The Bay Area Is Now The Center Of The Universe: growth is faster than NYC, its share of all US investments has doubled over the past 15 years from 20% to over 40%. Renting & sharing economy: lyft (rides), spotify (playlists), getmyboat (boats), getAround (peer-to-peer car rental), airbnb etc. Texas growth engine: 18% of all US export, revenue has been skyrocketing while cost of living/operation stay stable. Congealing of cities and suburbs Rise of the robots: 45% of all US jobs can be replaced by robots, rise of self driving cars, HFT (high frequency trading) Renewables: from 2005 wind went up 500%, solar 267% thanks to both government subsidies/incentives and lowering manufacturing costs. Wearable technology: watches, shoes, clothing, quantified self movement Online dating: 38% of singles have used online dating. Future of housing is renting: ownership at a 17year low. Obesity: rising fast among older population but stabilized among millennials, not cooking/preparing food main culprit. Gun control is a lost war: too late to change things. Hollywood/old tv is dead: lower entry costs, leaner operations, limiting viewing experience led to having many new players in the industry (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon etc). Women always stronger in the workforce: although there is still a huge inequality, things are steadily getting better and fuel the consequential family reorganization.

What are your thoughts about this? Would love to debate, discuss different ones.