2010: Do you think technology has advanced as fast as you thought it would

[Jason California]

A recent Zogby poll shows that 32% of Americans think there would have been more tech advances by 2010

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Released: December 29, 2009 Email this story
Zogby/Scoop Daily Poll: 32% Thought There Would Be More Tech Advances By 2010


UTICA, New York - As we approach a new decade, nearly a third (32%) of Americans say they believed there would be greater technological advances by 2010, a new Zogby/ScoopDaily poll shows.
While some may be disappointed that we won't be entering 2010 living like the Jetsons, 21% believe we are more technologically advanced than they thought we would be by the start of this new decade. Another 37% say the current level of technological advancement is just about where they thought it would be by 2010.
First GlobalsTM, those age 18-30, are much less likely (13%) than older generations to say the technological advancements up until now have exceeded their expectations. Those age 70 and older (34%) are the group most likely to say we are more advanced than they thought we would be by 2010. The age group most likely to be disappointed with the current level of technological advancement are 35- to 54-year-olds (36%). Men (36%) are more likely than women (28%) to say they thought there would have been greater tech advances by 2010.
This interactive survey of 3,072 adults nationwide was conducted Dec. 8-11, 2009 and commissioned by ScoopDaily. A sampling of Zogby International's online panel, which is representative of adult Americans, was invited to participate. Slight weights were added to region, party, age, race, religion, gender, education to more accurately reflect the population. The margin of error is +/- 1.8 percentage points. Margins of error are higher in sub-groups.
(12/29/2009)

We are now entering the second decade of the new century. Growing up I was teased with all sorts of things from the scifi that I loved so much. Much of that has yet to develop. I really thought we would have hoverboards before to long as a kid. I thought we would be on Mars by now. I expected 2030 to look a lot shinier than I now believe it will. These are all external elements though.

In many ways we are a lot further and going into bold new areas than I thought or pictured. I think scifi really missed the boat on the internet and personal communication devices we have now and how integral to modern life they would become. My G1 is a lot more advanced than Kirks communicator was.

I think another field that has blossomed faster than we/I expected is bio research. We have cloned life. We may be able to make new kids without men before to long. People alive today may be alive 200 years from what real scientist are saying.

How has technology progresses according to your standards?

[Howlett]

It's 2010 and I still don't have a fucking hover-car! Technology fucking sucks!

[TIP]

Not that advanced if we're still required to wear pants all the dungaree damn day.

[Magnum V.I.]

Not that advanced if we're still required to wear pants all the dungaree damn day.

The Assante Guild has stopped the push to legitimize Jean Shorts and Pantslessness.

Secretly, not one member of the Assante Guild has ever wore pants.

[TIP]

The Assante Guild has stopped the push to legitimize Jean Shorts and Pantslessness.

Secretly, not one member of the Assante Guild has ever wore pants.

Curse their damn supple and synthetic skin!

I'm going to go gnaw on a zipper.

[RickLM]

After we got to the moon, people relaxed. Plus we ran out of money. But we all thought there would be moon colonies, which is funny, because how depressing would that be?

[Magnum V.I.]

Curse their damn supple and synthetic skin!

I'm going to go gnaw on a zipper.

Don't forget your scarring medicine!!

[A.Huerta]

Where is my hover board?

[mike black]

Pretty fucking far, but we have a lot of cool shit ahead.

[Gunter]

I think we've come too far too fast.

Our technology maturity has surpassed our intellectual maturity.