5 Ways The World Will Change In 2022: CNET s Predictions For The Year Ahead

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id="article-body" class="row" section="article-body" data-component="trackCWV"> Even before the momentous events of 2020 and 2021 shook up the planet, the tectonic plates of culture, society and technology were already shifting and reshaping the world. The pandemic took those changes and accelerated them, exacerbated them, and in some cases, threw them into chaos. As we speed into 2022, one question remains: Where are we headed next? In tech, health, money, transportation, home and family life, we can be confident of one fact: Things are changing, fast. As in years past, CNET has its finger on the pulse of the ever evolving world and we're confident our stories will help you navigate these choppy waters. During this three-week series -- which will include -- we'll especially tackle five themes that will shape 2022. 1. The pandemic and the future of health COVID-19 largely caught the world by surprise. When , few of us suspected that it would lead to two years of shutdowns, social distancing and disruptions. Things appeared to be normalizing in mid-2021, but then the Delta variant -- and later the Omicron variant -- touched off renewed shutdowns. Will 2022 be the year that ? That's what we're all hoping, of course, but there's no going back to 2019. For example, expect more of the world to follow Asia's lead, where people have been wearing masks in public for years if they were sick (out of courtesy to the people around them) or immunocompromised. And, healthcare will never be the same post-pandemic. Expect telehealth to become commonplace now that a lot more people have been exposed to using video calls for health visits. And the COVID-19 vaccine will forever change the way vaccines (and potentially other therapies) are created. It's not unusual for vaccines to take a decade to develop, but these were . This could prove to be one of the most important medical breakthroughs of the century. CNET Daily News Stay in the know and ahead of the curve with the latest stories every weekday. 2. Hybrid work and the 'Great Resignation' Work and school were perhaps the most disrupted aspects of life during the pandemic. While schools largely returned in-person, work has been a far slower process. Many employees have decided that they prefer the work/life balance of remote work and many have migrated to be closer to family or moved farther away from city centers to have more space and fresh air. Meanwhile, many employers have become infatuated with the productivity gains of remote work and the ability to scale down their commercial real estate holdings for significant cost savings. The most surprising trend that's likely to continue to gain steam in 2022 is the Great Resignation. More people are quitting their jobs and than ever -- . In December, the US Labor Department that the number of people quitting their jobs remains at record high levels. How could we go through something as jarring as the pandemic for the past two years and not be changed by it? The Great Resignation is just one example of how those changes are manifesting themselves. More from CNET: The Year Ahead 3. Crypto, inflation and what's next for your finances also remain in the midst of tectonic shifts. In November,. The and cars will be closely watched in 2022, after eye-watering numbers in 2021. The stock market's bull run looks likely to continue with interest rates at such low levels, but its volatile swings are getting more pronounced. There's a big question about whether tech and other growth stocks have run out of steam or are getting ready for another run. Speaking of growth, and attracting more interest. The crypto exchange app Coinbase passed TikTok and YouTube to become the most downloaded app in Apple's App Store a couple times during 2021. . Politicians, athletes and others started taking their paychecks in Bitcoin in 2021. We'll see if your employer will offer you that option in 2022. 4. Space, travel and the next internet One of 2022's most dramatic developments is . on a future moon base (in 2030) as well as landing a robot on an asteroid (in 2024). Not to be outdone, with ambitions for a future Moon mission. Private space companies , Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic all sent civilians into space in 2021, and they are all teasing the promise of a future of space tourism. Their ambitions will get bigger in 2022. This will be the year that SpaceX plans to put its reusable rocket and space vehicle into flight for its first missions. Speaking about Starship, SpaceX CEO said, "This is a profound revolution in access to orbit. There has never been a fully reusable, orbital launch vehicle. This is the holy grail of space technology. It is the fundamental breakthrough that is necessary for humanity to become a space-faring civilization." Meanwhile, SpaceX's StarLink and Blue Origin and Project Kuiper will launch thousands of low orbit satellites into the atmosphere in 2022. Their mission to bring fast, reliable broadband internet at a reasonable price to every corner of the planet is a welcome advance. But, the side effect is tons of space debris that could , and create massive amounts of space junk. Apparently, they've never watched the movie . .subtext-iframemax-width:540px;iframe#subtext_embedwidth:1px;min-width:100%;min-height:256px;

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