Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 13, 2021Replying to @vgrClimate change futureGrimdark steady slide43.6%Extreme breakdowns19.7%Revealed to be hoax7.1%Tech solves it all!29.7%539 votes·Final results1313
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 13, 2021New space race leaderSpaceX47.4%Blue Origin7.8%NASA Strikes Back!15.4%China29.3%525 votes·Final results118
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 13, 2021Future of ChinaArrive at US-parity33.1%Pro-democracy revolution6.2%Empire quagmire44.2%Centrifugal tear apart16.4%513 votes·Final results2210
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 13, 2021Big corporationsRule the world even more71.8%Antitrust smashy smash13.4%Grow a soul, do better4.2%Collapse from corruption10.7%524 votes·Final results1210
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 13, 2021Financialization and bankingTotal control of game43.8%Taken down by reddit etc8.6%Bitcoin solves this17.9%States strike back29.7%498 votes·Final results118
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 13, 2021CryptoRules world, solves all16.1%Unravels from deep flaws23.4%Climate shuts it down7.2%Stays a sideshow53.3%516 votes·Final results1211
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 13, 2021WokeCollapses from flaws22.7%Takes over world12.4%Infinity war with Nazis25.1%Dissipates from meh39.8%498 votes·Final results219
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 13, 2021Nazi-fashy stuffCollapses from flaws19.4%Takes over world10.3%Infinity war with woke32.1%Dissipates from meh38.2%448 votes·Final results317
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 13, 2021Universities and higher-edRenaissance4.3%Structural reform23.2%Stays the same34.2%Eaten by online ed38.3%462 votes·Final results218
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 13, 2021News media/journalismIntegrity Renaissance7.2%Gets profitably yellower35.4%Financial collapse18.4%Eaten by indie media38.9%429 votes·Final results218
Venkatesh Rao@vgrSocial mediaPost tiktok bizarro weird50.7%Retro legible internet13.6%Waldenponding drains it6.6%Eternal September contd29.1%412 votes·Final results3:29 AM · Jun 13, 20212 Quote Tweets11 Likes
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 13, 2021Replying to @vgrFood for the middle classesSimpler, more local23.1%Exotic decadence10%Processed grimness32.4%Homemade comfort revival34.5%411 votes·Final results517
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 13, 2021Animal rights/factory farming biggest shiftPlant-based goes mainstrm44.5%Plant-based collapses4.2%Cruelty-free meat grows39.7%Factory farming grows11.6%380 votes·Final results229
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 13, 2021Screen mediaStreaming TV wins52.6%Big screen movies win2.1%Video games win25.5%VR/AR win19.8%384 votes·Final results127
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 13, 2021Silicon ValleyStill leads tech21.5%Financial center like NY24.5%Steady decline43.4%Calamitous decline10.6%424 votes·Final results129
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 13, 2021Health and fitness of world populationFatter and sicker42.2%Better and better24.7%Fit west, sick rest12.9%Sick west, fit rest20.2%396 votes·Final results227
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 13, 2021Mental health of worldcrazier on average70.3%saner on average7.7%About the same22%491 votes·Final results116
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Jun 13, 2021Overall trajectoryGets better, feels worse44.9%Gets worse, feels better11.3%Gets worse, feels worse31%Gets better, feels better12.8%468 votes·Final results1218