Bill Gates; 2022 is optimistic

Recently, Bill Gates published a year-end article, making a number of optimistic predictions for 2022, including the epidemic may dissipate and the rise of the metaverse.

The epidemic may dissipate

Before the pandemic, the American public had already reduced their trust in the government. According to a Pew Research Center survey, 75 percent of respondents to a 2019 survey of Americans said their trust in government was declining. The report also pointed out that since the outbreak of the epidemic, false information about the epidemic has spread in the United States and even around the world, fueling distrust of the government and delaying the end of the epidemic.

He believes that the epidemic may end by the end of next year, but it does not mean that the pneumonia virus will disappear, but become a regional epidemic.

Rise of the Metaverse

In addition, he is optimistic about the development of the metaverse. He expects that in the next two to three years, most virtual meetings will move from 2D images to the metaverse, a 3D space with avatars. In the Metaverse, it is possible to have a 3D avatar that not only participates in meetings in a virtual office space or other setting, but also interacts with colleagues. And remote work will attract more people into the metaverse. Earlier, "a Korean company (Com2uS Holdings) has announced that it intends to launch a "Metaverse Rework" project in the second half of 2022." At present, many phones and computers are equipped with lenses. He believes that when technology and digital products mature, the metaverse is expected to become more popular.