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Does anyone named Alan Alexander doing anything of great significance?

It is not a name I recognise but then there is a lot of history I know nothing about. I do think that the only ones who do anything of historic significance tried to do something. I doubt anyone contributes to history entirely by accident.

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Is Roblox still working in your time period?

It is available on the retro store but the new big crazy is, well, it is difficult to explain. It is essentially a game about being a small apple. It is more fun than it sounds. Cultural context really helps.

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In a few Months to come Will there be any More famous Minecraft youtubers/streamers? dumb Question i know, uhh oki serious onesm sorry if there to many, Who are the most popular singers/song writers in the future? Who is the Most subscribed person on youtube? and, uhh.. is it true the world will end soon? tysm

I'm not sure about YouTubers in this time period. I can say there are some names I recognise from history class that only have a small following.

My top charting acts on music streamers include two virtual animated groups and a lady named Albinda Woo. It took some getting used to that you only have aggregate charts and not personally built ones based on preferences and the interest of first and second degree connections (friends, and friends of friends).

Unless I changed something accidently, the world does not end. Although this is considered a pretty rough time period. It gets better eventually.

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Do humans live in Mars? Is there Mars currency?

There are a couple of Mars cryptocurrencies. The main two are both trackable and fund the maintenance of the mars orbital platform and the scientific village. The village is pretty much the only reason there are people on mars. It is a bit like the  polar settlements you have now - a village that springs up in support of scientific work. My grandad worked there for a few years and has the best stories about the village.

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i speak many languages, am i well known in the future?

As my hacking skills are not enough to figure out which anon you are, I’d have to answer with IDK.

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You should be getting to the time when you were supposed to arrive soon, right? Hope you’re doing okay, and good luck with whatever it is you gotta do here! Any last words of advice for those of us trying to survive the 2020s intact?

Thanks. Getting there slowly.

Yeah, keep your head down, wear a mask, and avoid doing anything stressful on 21 June 2021. Actually, avoid the news all day and just watch Netflix.

In other news. Now is a good time to sell any BitCoin you might be holding.

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hello, i live in indonesia, and my question is ... will i become a great person in future? alone or with someone?

Lots of people from Indonesia are famous for contributions to arts and science. So it is entirely possible. I'd need to see a photograph to know for sure.

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Might be a really weird question, but do people in your time still buy insurance and stuff? Is the financial services industry and “the City” still a thing? There’s loads of speculation atm about how London will recover from the pandemic and financial services is a big part of the economy there (as well as legal services). I’m not super optimistic...

It is complicated but yes, the big city and financial institutes do exist. They are not quite the same (and better regulated).

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I live in a major city in the UK. On a scale of 1-10, how fucked am I?

This year you should be fine. Next year, life in a larger city might be better. If I recall correctly, there are blackouts after Brexit with rural areas hit hardest.

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It is probably safe to say that one of these is in common usage in my time,

These are five words that I think deserve to make a comeback.

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Have you seen the disney + hamilton? Thoughts? R. Car

I’d forgotten subscription streaming services were a big deal back now. I have not encountered the show of which you write but that is possibly because it is literally before my time.

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What is the basic minimum wage when you are from?

I feel like I already answered this. The minimum wage was scrapped with the automation dividend. If companies need to hire people they have to pay enough to keep them interested. Talented workers can charge a lot of money. Most computer programmers have an agent that negotiates a contract for them.

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Does Trump start World War Three?

Butterfly effects aside, no. Some historians believe it was a close call.

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Do computers replace humans in the arts?

To a certain degree yes. Computers are great at imitating things they have seen before. However, at least during my time, computer-driven arts led to a really big increase in experimentation and new ideas. You have no idea just how varied art is in my time.

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I’m getting to be okay at guitar

My skills with this instrument have slowly improved. Not so much that a music bot has anything to learn from me but enough that I am happy with the sound I make.

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What is the unemployment rate like in your time?

I had to look up what that even was. As industrial automation progressed countries - EU to start with - created a form of basic minimum income called the technology dividend. This is plenty enough to live on comfortably. Which means there are a lot of people that do not “work” as you would understand it. There are a lot of charities and association clubs that enrich our culture; essentially for free.

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By which I mean that I spend a lot of time practising the guitar.

Did you learn to play the guitar?

Not well. There is very little else to do but sit this virus out. I know I live long enough to send myself a letter but I’m not taking any risks.