When the only thing you can conceive of is how another product can fulfill a &quot;need&quot;, than I guess yes, what an amazing future. But if you consider the fact that a large majority of americans are living lives that are fundamentally as bad as they were 40 years ago, then no, its a pathetic future.<p>Discrimination of all kinds - racism, sexism, homophobia - are still extremely prevalent. People are killed because of the color of their skin. These are not just problems in &quot;third world&quot; countries, but problems in the biggest cities in America. These are just problems of &quot;intraracial crime&quot;, but perpetrated by government officials who are supposed to protect the very innocents they are killing.<p>So no, I dont think this is an amazing time. But maybe the <i>next</i> consumer product can solve some of those problems.