The computer will increasingly replace the commuter.
Predictor: Celente, Gerald
Prediction, in context:In a 1993 USA Today article on trends for 1994, reporter Anita Manning quotes futurist Gerald Celente. Manning writes: ”The trends emerging in 1994 will foreshadow what’s coming in the next century, says Gerald Celente, director of The Trends Research Institute, Rhinebeck, N.Y., and publisher of The Trends Journal. His forecast of ’94’s top trends [includes]: Virtual offices: The techno-revolution will move even more people to home-based offices. ‘The computer will increasingly replace the commuter.'”
Biography:Gerald Celente was a futurist and director of the Trends Research Institute. He began this career in 1980 and correctly predicted both the fall of the Soviet Union and the stock market crash of the late 1980s. (Futurist/Consultant.)
Date of prediction: December 1, 1993
Topic of prediction: Economic structures
Subtopic: Telecommuting
Name of publication: USA Today
Title, headline, chapter name: Life in ’94 will offer Glimpse into Next Century
Quote Type: Direct quote
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