The millennium will not usher in an entirely new world overnight. Just as Europe remained mired in the Dark Ages for centuries after the first millennium came and went, so will our society require many years to experience deep change, a change that transcends the processor speed of the box on your desk. Contrary to predictions made in the year 1900, our cars do not fly in the year 2000, world hunger persists, and disease runs rampant. …showed first 75 words of 689 total…

…showed last 75 words of 689 total…and polluting the air. However, at the same time, there is less and less reason to see people or to interact with them in a real way. This is a potentially dangerous consequence of our fascination with "virtual" shopping, chat, and surfing. While I see many positive changes that could occur in the next millennium, we should not expect utopia. What we will see is a slow evolvement into a faster and more efficient society.