Thesis: in twenty years, you won’t know what most people look like other than people you’ve met in person.

Everyone goes to avatars and pseudonyms to protect privacy. Already happening, especially among the young.

We essentially uploaded the world in plain text to the internet. We will now add access control and encryption.

The entire concept of Facebook — where photos & personal info are shared with randos — will seem like Blockbuster. An idea that could only work for a transitional era.

Virtual influencers will take over from real influencers. They’re photorealistic, never have a bad hair day, can speak any language, etc.

There may also be an AI version of Zoom where you speak but the other side sees a (real-time) animated AI face and synthetic speech.