The Future is Now ... Ish

I predict major social shifts in 2014. And a lot more vegans

Let the simpletons over at the International Monetary Fund predict that in 2014 inflation will drop below GDP growth in sub-Saharan Africa. I could do that too if I wanted to get some graduate degrees in GDP, inflation and sub-Saharan Africa. But instead of just estimating the direction of known variables, I'm going to predict great philosophical shifts. Will they definitely happen in the next 12 months? Yes. I can say that with confidence since I know that there's a 100% chance you will forget everything in this column long before the end of the year.

In 2014 some socially acceptable...

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