I thought we would have working light sabers and flying Iron Man armor by now. Seriously. FOCUS: It's 2020, what technology are we missing out on? ALT-FOCUS: What technology do we not know about that is mind-bending?
Focus: I mean, whats really missing? And how would we even know? It would be like asking someone from the 1800s how they get by without the Internet. If were comparing it to fiction, most people think flying cars. But that honestly never seems like a good idea in practical usage. Would take up way too much energy to work, and there would still have to be a lane-system for people be safe instead of just flying all over the place. There are already enough shitty drivers in the 2-D plane, I dont think adding a 3rd dimension makes anything better. In real life though, Im shocked that renewable / clean energy isnt as cheap and ubiquitous as it should be. Alt Focus: The plasma propulsion system that NASA and other agencies have been working on forever.
I want a flamethrower to move snow/ice the fuck off my driveway. I want a lightsaber to cut food with and COOK IT WHILE I'M CUTTING IT. I want legit laser tag. Like you get tased. And it hurts. Because, fuck your camping ass, Steve, you deserved it! I expected VR video games to be WAY better than they are now. I want pet dinosaurs, some of which I can ride. What the fuck is the point of electric motorcycles if they don't look/sound like the ones from Tron? I can't go camping on Mars, even if it's through a robot avatar. Man, this future sucks ass. We don't even have dick-biggening or tit-enlarging or pussy tightening pills yet!
Speaking as a mechanic, and a driver, we will not have flying cars, ever. Unless you think planes/ helicopters count as flying cars. Then we've already got them.