1986: Children Imagine Life in 2020 | Tomorrow's World | Past Predictions | BBC Archive

As Tomorrow's World looks forward to its 22nd year, it asks how the children of 1986 see the future - just as it asked children in 1966 to imagine the year 2000.
Clip taken from Tomorrow's World, originally broadcast on BBC One, 15 May 1986.
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[@hawsrulebegin7768]

Nobody predicted Tomorrow’s World would end only to be replaced by reality tv. TW was a thought provoking slice of mass tv entertainment. Millions watched it each week.

[@RetroJack]

And that's why it was cancelled - it didn't appeal to the lowest common denominator.

[@AtheistOrphan]

And now we have Love Island and similar.

[@interstat2222]

BBC destroyed what made it unique - it's nothing thing like its trailblazing past. Trashy, unfunny comedy and low-rent 'celebrity' 'documentaries' replaced quality like TW, QED, Horizon, Holiday etc. I don't believe us viewers have suddenly become braindead, but the bosses seem to (also true at Radio 4, which has children's level content now).

[@sprint955st]

People have the attention span of a gnat now. There is no thinking any more. I’m sure I read Hollywood limits dialogue scenes to 15 seconds nowadays or audiences start checking texts.

[@kelanianwesterndayser112]

Probably, there's no place for such programs as 'Tomorrow World' in a world without tomorrow.

[@gavinbarnes6310]

“At the funeral of a computer” is quite poetic

[@sutapasbhattacharya9471]

The kid in 1986 talking about brainwaves and telepathy was closer to reality though as even Alan Turing recognized that, unlike a computer which simply mimics behaviour, humans have the potential to utilize psychic faculties such as telepathy [as of course is well known the the US, Russian and Chinese governments who have utilized such faculties for spying etc.].

[@TrapperJohn72]

In 1986 I was 13 & I predicted that in 2024 I would be sitting on my arse with a tablet on my lap watching miscellaneous video clips to pass the time in my sorry life.

[@smokinggunsaloon208]

Back then, a tablet would've been medication 💊 or Scottish fudge.

[@brianlopez8855]

what a ridiculous suggestion...

[@TimeMeddler]

😂

[@TPRErik]

I was 13 in 1986. I figured that we would be spending more time on computers, but I never would have predicted that they would all be in our pockets.

[@purefoldnz3070]

you mean like a pocket calculator? lol

[@davidhuggan6315]

Same. I never thought we'd be obsessed with telephones! But I did think robots would be doing everything around the house, eg. tidying my kids' bedrooms....but that's not the case! 😂

[@analogueman123456787]

The world is now full of smart-phones. A great pity then that most of the users aren't...

[@fingerprint5511]

As long as you remember how to live without tech all is well!

[@angelacooper2661]

I was sixteen in 1986 and took my O Levels that year. Didn't want to contemplate 2020!

[@MarceloRomero360]

They are all so soft spoken. Very nice.

[@NiinaSKlove]

I agree! So much more pleasant to listen to than most of today's kids.

[@peterc.1618]

Frightfully well-spoken I thought.😀

[@robo3715]

More than likely a private school

[@patriciaoreilly8907]

​@@robo3715Rubbish our language has been diluted, like many things, how we have fallen .

[@upthebuffer1921]

Can I just say how great this BBC Archive channel is. Such interesting and often thought provoking content. They should make this into a regular TV prog on BBC 4 or something.

[@Geshmaal]

Tbh I'd pay for free streaming access to the BBC archive.

[@Aeren69g]

YES!

[@Pulsonar]

The scary thing is how vintage this 1986 show now looks. I was 21 year old that year and remember every detail like yesterday.

[@ajs41]

You think it looks vintage? To me, it looks more futuristic than today. I was 7 at the time. I think most things have gone backwards since the late 1990s.

[@speedymg1962]

Me too, I can remember what I was doing in 1983 like it was a few weeks ago even what the weather was like

[@angelacooper2661]

I am therefore five years younger than you, being sixteen and took my O Levels that year! The prospect of contemplating turning 50 - no way!!!

[@mh20162]

you're lucky to have been alive back then

[@stringer6435]

hope these kids are still around and have lived there best lives!

[@lucaschapman2188]

Leave it out mate those kids would be 51 or 52 (my age ). Not exactly ready for the care home yet! Lol

[@stringer6435]

@@lucaschapman2188 yes your right but believe it or not everyone is lucky to reach there 50s and beyond..

[@fabienneclavier5984]

The first few ones we saw would be much older, though.

[@angelacooper2661]

I am three years older than them and have just turned 54 (those filmed in 1986, of course). The previous kids are older than my brother Anthony, born the following year.

[@fredo1070]

2:17 "Probably be computers running the country" Well they were certainly running the Post Office.

[@davidkmatthews]

And the computers sent the robots to the Inquiry! Pre-programmed with phrases such as "I don't remember", "I have no recollection", "It wasn't my responsibility" ;-)

[@peterc.1618]

@@davidkmatthews And "(Sniff) Can I have a break (sniff) and a tissue please (sniff, sniff)?"

[@Aurora-qn2dx]

Internet and computers(phones and tablet) are ruling our lives..many just dont notice It.

[@Illustraful]

1:35 He's basically describing a wormhole. Smart kid.

[@douglasharley2440]

lol, that's just the idea of a wormhole in popular entertainment, not actual physics.

[@purefoldnz3070]

some kind of Stargate

[@jonjonesongasstationdickpi6179]

@purefoldnz3070 if they ever created teams to go through them on missions, I think MacGyver would make a good team leader

[@peterc.1618]

Dr Who was already on TV at that time so they may have picked up all kinds of futuristic ideas.

[@kitespongan]

I think the way that kid describing telepathy is very much like texting today.

[@Illustraful]

They'd be 51 now. It would be fascinating if they could be found to interview them again.

[@Fivefortymuhkids]

Yes that would be very interesting to see.

[@fingerprint5511]

Have you seen the British 'Up' series? Thats fascinating. It started in 1964 age 7 ... They are at 63 - as of 2019, every 7 years they are filmed so 2026 is the next one where they will be filmed at 70.

[@Illustraful]

@@fingerprint5511 Yes I have. Great series.

[@NecroMorrius]

Probably all on Facebook liking GB News posts sadly

[@CashelOConnolly]

Probably sitting in parliament or running their stately homes,seriously privileged kids(the first lot) if this was shot in 66 then those kids would be in their 70’s

[@interstat2222]

Why doesn't the BBC replace BBC Four with a channel called BBC Classics where programmes like these are shown again in full (and move BBC Four's programmes to BBC Two in place of Two's junk repeats)? Or make an iPlayer channel called BBC Archive, filled with full versions of all these archival gems?

[@VanderlyndenJengold]

I watch some old programs on BBC iPlayer. Can you imagine people complaining about a whole channel featuring repeats? I know one political party that would attack the BBC relentlessly for it! I imagine it might be a case of cost, copywright, time, staff, cuts and, maybe, fear. Fear of distributing science that is now out of date? That last one may be a stretch. They should repeat the series on the NHS treating Covid patients, I found that very informative and it seems to have passed a lot of people by. Besdies, a lot is on KZbin. I used to rewatch Mud, Sweat and Tractors every other year.

[@mattsan70]

That can never happen. It would expose to the kids how crap the BBC is nowadays and would never pay up going forward.

[@ghengatron4956]

I am addicted to this youtube channel. I really wish that would happen. Maybe in 2050 lol!!!

[@ThePancakeJedi]

It wouldn’t make enough money that’s why.

[@mattsan70]

@@ThePancakeJedi BBC does not have to make money - they scam their £4.5 Billion off us mugs via the government

[@SasquatchAtTheSpaceDisco]

The boy who said a computer might launch nuclear weapons but a person wouldn't had a very good point. This closely matches the real-life story of Stanislav Petrov, who was ordered to fire because of a computer glitch and refused. We're all in his debt.

[@Makeyourselfbig]

Also the first "Terminator" movie was released in 1985. That may have influenced his prediction.

[@analogueman123456787]

Indeed we are, and yet didn't know about it until sometime after the fall of Communism.

[@danielreed5199]

From what I understand is he had the consideration to consider the possibility that the reading he had was a false positive, so he didn't pass the reading on down the chain. If he had passed the information on it would had caused Russia to launch, thankfully he had the sense not to do that.

[@darrenscrowston9386]

I’m not in his debt. He didn’t pull up in my worldline.

[@analogueman123456787]

@@darrenscrowston9386 - "He didn't pull up in my worldline." And what's that supposed to mean in English? Everyone is in his debt, as a full nuclear exchange at that point in time would have lead to MAD, and you and I would not exist now to be talking about it!

[@GornubiusFlux]

1:43 this kid has definitely grown up to be some top-level academic, CEO, etc.

[@yamyam_1978]

I wish I could go back to 1986 - I was 8

[@ste2442]

I was 11, turning 12 in the November . Would love to go back , great times to be a kid .

[@redmustangredmustang]

I was 2.

[@primahw2336]

I was 9, riding my bike every day until there was no light; football in the alley with the neighbours' kids; jumpers for goalposts; penny sweets that actually cost a penny. Everything was right in my world. Happy days ❤😊

[@angelacooper2661]

I am older than all of you - being sixteen and took my O Levels that year!

[@TheNinjaMarmot]

I loved the 1980's. There was fear, but there was lots of hope too. There was great music and times were changing. Now, it's like Black Mirror.

[@interstat2222]

One thing is to blame: social media.

[@freeman10000]

Rose Tinted Glasses! The Eighties were fun but I certainly don't miss that time. Life is better now for myself and my family.

[@Fatfrogsrock]

@@freeman10000 Life is better now for me and my family so anyone that disagress with how I think, I will dismiss with a cliched phrase :D

[@Ridersonthestorm8899]

​@@freeman10000Self absorbed much

[@krognak]

We really need to get our act together, all these predictions and we're still not living on the moon governing robot court proceedings.

[@sharpvidtube]

38 and 58 years later, the issues remain the same.

[@machidaman]

To an extent. Main difference now is that the boogey man is poor brown people, whilst mankind idolises folk like trump and putin. Computers already control our lives so...

[@_bushy]

this was amazing .... thanks for uploading...

[@AdrianTechWizard]

Amazing how well spoken they are, how our educations system has fallen...

[@PastTenseofBanana]

I was talking about this very thing to a friend of mine - comparing the command of English from the kids in the 1960s to those of 2024. Even in the clip of the 1980s kids (my generation) we can see some deterioration. One change I have noticed is the struggle to express a complete thought verbally. In the 1960s clip, it was not a struggle. In the 1980s, you begin to see evidence of it. 2024, so.... yeah..... I mean... like.... yeah, you get me?

[@AdrianTechWizard]

@@PastTenseofBanana Like, totally, my dude...

[@angelacooper2661]

I don't like the dumbing down of the English language at all. Having taken my O Levels in 1986, I gained a reputation for 'swallowing a dictionary' some years later at work. Rather that than succumb to inarticulate utterances!

[@AdrianTechWizard]

@@angelacooper2661 Funny you should say that, I was often called 'human dictionary' at school although I'm not as practiced an orator as I once was. Our education system is a shadow of its former self. There is no place for excellence when you have to assume every pupil can attain the same level; the only route to absolutely equal outcomes is to grind everyone down to an equally unimpressive level. The old world has been swept by the wayside for this brave new one. What, I wonder, will the new world look back upon to preserve of the old?

[@angelacooper2661]

@@AdrianTechWizard Well said, Adrian! I have a sesquipedalian bent and use it as a reaction to the deterioration of the language. Watch Jeeves and Wooster- the turn of phrase is absolute bliss!!!

[@JH_75]

Those kids were all so very bright and well-spoken. Very aware of problems and possibilities. If they would have asked me my thoughts at that age, I can't imagine how stupid my response would have been. In fact, I think even now as an adult those kids have me beat by a good margin.

[@ThePancakeJedi]

No arguments here.

[@Dungeonfreak]

I wonder how many less intelligent answers were cut out

[@RangaTurk]

1986-1995 alone pending on where you lived was a major period of change not just in terms of computing technology and the advent of dial-up internet. But on the other hand, the Apple Laser Writer II printer remained the same from 1985-1996 so obviously not much change there.

[@noelht1]

With its Big ass SCSI port! 😊

[@global001]

Lol. I was a kid in 86. A lot of what they say was taught to them by teachers. 40 years later and none of it exists. Humanity hasn’t expanded in the manner they thought. Lol. We’ve only made it to smart phones.

[@770yd1n5pac3]

Amazing isn't it! 38 years later and the issues remain the same! What a smart bunch of kids these are/were too!!

[@indrajitg]

Why is everyone so negative about the future? Death, destruction, population and so on. No one said that there would probably be cure for certain diseases or ability to talk to a group or people in real time across the world or that we would have cars that don't use petrol.

[@bardo0007]

They've all been watching Terminator that came out in 1984.

[@thetwitterlectual9528]

Well said, a lot of GOOD things have happened over the past 40 years, and will continue to happen in the future.

[@gwheregwhizz]

In 1966, husband went to work, bought a house and car, wife stayed at home, cooking and cleaning. 2024 with the "white heat of technology" including the internet, computers, smart devices, AI, IoT, robotics etc. both go to work, possibly have second jobs, they can't afford a mortgage and are priced off the roads and barely exist. Too busy to question why.

[@catgladwell5684]

That's a very middle class interpretation of 1966 you are describing. Many women worked, and by no means every family owned a car.

[@xeromoth9771]

Funeral of a Computer sounds like a good Album name

[@peterc.1618]

I never thought of that when my Sinclair ZX Spectrum died.

[@angelacooper2661]

​@@peterc.1618My brother Anthony had a ZX Spectrum during the early 80s (he was eighteen in 1986, I was sixteen).

[@peterc.1618]

@@angelacooper2661 It came in two versions, 16K memory or 48K memory, i.e. one had one 16K chip, the other had three. I splashed out on the 48K one. My first computer was the first Sinclair one, it cost nearly £100 and had a 1K memory, yes that's ONE kilobyte. A few years ago I found an advertising leaflet from the late 1990s that boasted that the desktop advertised had "a massive 1GB hard disk". How things have changed.

[@BsktImp]

02:06 Towerblocks✅ Restricted number of kids✅

[@ThePancakeJedi]

We already had flats and China in the 80’s you know. So what’s the child restriction in the UK at the moment?

[@BsktImp]

@@ThePancakeJedi 🤣

[@scorpiomoon162]

​@@ThePancakeJediindirectly through lack of housing. Young people have nowhere to bring up their children

[@ThePancakeJedi]

@@scorpiomoon162 You mean overpriced housing.

[@scorpiomoon162]

@@ThePancakeJedi supply and demand

[@angelabell7254]

Wow! These young ones aren't half wrong. Xxxx

[@truetothegame2928]

@2:17 he was spot on ! computers running the country ...

[@user-ve3gh5xg9q]

Charming kid🇬🇧s

[@roblough3314]

Aye, spot on

[@nigelbenn4642]

The ladies were spot on to be fair

[@MT-cd7cs]

No one saw what we’d be ‘looking forward to’ from the year 2020

[@seyerus]

First kid was really into robots.

[@whophd]

It’s worth repeating this experiment regularly. Predicting the future is for mugs, they say, but you have to think about it anyway, if only to avoid the pitfalls. I reviewed a bunch of 2020 predictions for my channel, from a show in 1990: “Beyond 2000” was indirectly related to Tomorrow’s World.

[@user-ub1dz8js7s]

It's not gone the way we thought, no commercial flying cars or domestic servant robots, they're just in prototype stage or impractical high cost luxury items. Instead things just get streamlined like toasters and microwaves with minute marginal improvements or the functionality of the latest products is unclear so we get mis-sold them - who has ever bought a robot vacuum cleaner only to use it 3 times because it was a pain to use and didn't fully clean the room ? have you ever known anyone who bought a Tesla hoping that somehow it would auto drive them down a country lane after maybe a software update or two ?

[@TinLeadHammer]

Flying or auto-driving cars was not a future just like supersonic flying was not either. Public transportation, biking, walking and working from home is the future. Walkable cities is the future. Suburbia must be razed and forests should be planted.

[@FullInstall]

Damn it I was looking for Futurama clips.. now I'm slightly sad and down a rabbit hole!

[@craiggilchrist4223]

Kids were so much more mature than they are now.

[@ThePancakeJedi]

No. That’s not how time works. Those kids are nearly pensioners now. Or dead.

[@Illustraful]

@@ThePancakeJedi 13 years olds in 1986 are now pensioners?

[@ThatGuyThanus]

People were more optimistic about the future, in the past..

[@lemonlime8949]

People now are hyperpolarised and brain dead ever since the smartphone came out.

[@filbertthedilbert1]

Definitely not in the 80s. All the industry was closing down when I left school. We had films showing us scenarios about nuclear war. Inner city riots, cardboard city, 3 million on the dole. To sum up, people thought they would never work again or they would be destroyed by nuclear war.

[@ThePancakeJedi]

Really

[@analogueman123456787]

@@filbertthedilbert1 - While all of that is true, I too lived through the first half of the '80s. And although it was dire on so many levels, you're missing the general point that when you're at your very lowest, the only direction you can look towards is upwards.

[@Azureecosse]

innocent kids are always optimistic about their future because they have very little life experience I was 14 in 1986 I was into Computers and console games and cars, I had no clue about my future but I never ever thought the world would be in such a shocking state that it currently is, we were brainwashed to a degree in the early to mid 80s about the potential for Nuclear war , "the day after film" haunted me for years and left an impression on me that will never go away we were taught in school and acted out scenarios in class about what we and our family should do in the event of a war. It was pretty terrifying for me. In my head I am still waiting for that really and I am sure many of my generation are the same.

[@MichaelBennett1]

Well we're certainly back onto the nuclear war topic that fizzled out in the 90s and noughties.

[@staceygrove5976]

People today sometimes refer to the 1970s and 1980s as 'the height of the Cold War' or similar, but I must say it didn't feel that way to me. I don't recall meeting anyone who was seriously afraid of nuclear war breaking out.

[@djtomoy]

Nah everything is cool now and will be forever pr0bably

[@Aerojet01]

My old School Teacher used to say that every child should have a pocket computer to bring to class, instead of learning to do things the old fashion way. That was his vision, a time when microcomputers were slowly taking off. Nowadays, kids have laptops, tablets (sometimes I Phones) etc... in the classroom.

[@dickyboyryw]

Wow. Spooky.. The kids from 66. Wow. I was 17 in 1986. So only 4 years older. But wow

[@cheech7900]

Well one lass from 1966 nailed it

[@lynneharper3233]

They weren’t ridiculously wrong about robots… robotic surgeries, robot vacuums etc.

[@rainflowers1099]

Tomorrows World was a fun programme. They should bring it back.

[@Captck]

It feels like they were only 20-30 years out in their predictions! Computers already run the world, we're now talking to them on a daily basis, over population is definitely a thing and the speed curve of it is increasing, and the threat of nuclear conflicts still hang in the air as I type.

[@cityzens634]

What about before and after you typed?

[@ThePancakeJedi]

Yes only computers don’t run the world. They are slaves. Set the slaves free!!!

[@scorpiomoon162]

Overpopulation isn't a concern in the UK, quite the opposite in fact. We aren't having enough babies and are importing people instead

[@yippee8570]

There is enough food to go round. Politics and greed are what make people hungry, not over-population. It has been demonstrated that if girls are educated, the birth rate falls and there is a decrease in poverty. So we need to make sure girls are educated.

[@ThePancakeJedi]

@@yippee8570 Over-population is considered a problem for several reasons: 1. Resource Depletion: As the global population continues to grow, the demand for natural resources like food, water, energy, and raw materials increases. This can lead to the rapid depletion of these resources, making it difficult to sustain the needs of the entire population. 2. Environmental Degradation: A large population puts significant strain on the environment through activities like deforestation, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions. This can contribute to climate change, loss of biodiversity, and other environmental issues. 3. Strain on Infrastructure and Services: Overpopulation can overwhelm a region's infrastructure, such as housing, transportation, healthcare, and education systems, making it challenging to provide adequate services to the entire population. 4. Socioeconomic Challenges: High population density can exacerbate poverty, unemployment, and income inequality, leading to social unrest and instability. 5. Food and Water Scarcity: As the population grows, the demand for food and clean water increases, which can lead to shortages, especially in developing regions with limited resources. 6. Sustainability Concerns: The long-term sustainability of human civilization becomes increasingly difficult to maintain as the population continues to expand, particularly in the face of finite resources and environmental challenges. It's important to note that overpopulation is a complex issue, and its effects can vary depending on factors such as resource distribution, technological advancements, and sociopolitical policies. Addressing overpopulation often requires a multifaceted approach involving education, family planning, economic development, and environmental protection.

[@mikebuk71]

For an April Fool, Going Live did a piece with Philip Schofield talking to a box that would play a song on command. Obviously an Alexa type device. Can anyone else think of similar pranks that came to fruition ?

[@thetwitterlectual9528]

I’m sure they have been parodied in episodes of The Simpsons. Who knows? Maybe the inventor of the Alexa saw that episode of Going Live and was inspired by it.

[@petergivenbless900]

"Amazing, isn't it? [40] years later, and the issues remain the same."

[@NTRSN-Archive]

I’m looking forward for 1986 .

[@199019852007]

0:58 that kid was spot on computers and automation and not enough jobs to go around

[@AlexMitchell-sj4sb]

I was 13 back then and had the same anxieties as these kids about nuclear war etc.

[@theaddictgamer31]

I was then 3 Years old I'm 40, would have been nice to ansver questions like them as a Child. I'm from Finland.

[@paulknightley]

This is fascinating, especially as the I was a similar age to those kids in 1986, so the zeitgeist of the time was around nuclear war, computers, etc. As an aside, I wonder how many of them drank MD2020 in the intervening years?! I know I did - and that stuff is tough going!

[@AtheistOrphan]

‘Life in the future’ predictions NEVER take into account economics and commercialism. I have science books from 1969 and 1979 both predicting a Year 2000 life of domed cities, undersea cities, moon colonies, vast space station colonies, domestic robots, and similar things. An illustration in the 1979 book is captioned ‘A typical giant cargo submarine of the year 2000, being loaded by unmanned automated robot cranes’. Quite feasible, but who’s going to pay for it?

[@s1nb4d59]

Same issue we all have today..and even more,fantastic !!!

[@user-jambo-white]

The Cold War was still a thing back then.

[@In_time]

1:43 _Obviously,_ in 2024, same, Mate!

[@boilerroombob]

Some the youngsters predictions have come true eg housing and not yet on Mars or can't afford children .....i wonder where they all are now and how there doing x

[@Bungle2010]

I was also 13 in 1986, and I would have gone with the whole sci-fi future thing, as a massive sci-fi fan. Sometimes I think I'm the only '80s kid for who the whole potential nuclear war thing passed me by..............🤔

[@nicholasdickens2801]

Boy that aged well.

[@redeyegooner]

This experiment seems to show that we are not very good at predicting the future and that the things we fear often don't come to pass.

[@scottishfilmhistorian]

Not yet... but the fears they discuss are legitimate... especially around overpopulation and nuclear wars. Strangely, the robot world the first kid discussed could have been possible - if we hadn't wasted so much resources making war more deadly!

[@volo870]

Come on, those are 13-yearolds. If you'd ask me back then - I'd be babbling about Transformers, Lara Croft and Duke Nukem!

[@sratus]

Erm they're kids, not experts. It doesn't show anything.

[@redeyegooner]

@@sratus Children, like all people,make decisions and predictions on the information they have been fed up to that point. These kids didn't just pluck the ideas out of thin air, they are making predictions using the knowledge and information of the time. This knowledge and information would have been collated and distributed by "experts" of the time, into the publics consciousness, just as it is today.

[@sratus]

@@redeyegooner Ha, such waffle. They're making predictions based on comics and sci fi films you plonker.

[@KCsBabies]

Both the last girls in the 1966 and 1986, predicted the most accurately…

[@roma6837]

I'm sure the girl at the end is Beth Orton the singer?

[@WIPEYOURLENZ]

Valdirmer Putin “Hold my beer”

[@Rattlor]

I predict we’d have a walking clock ⏰

[@robinvanags912]

Time marches on.

[@benlachenal771]

Children in bygone decades seem so much more at ease with the spoken word and come across much more measured and intelligent.

[@mjstefansson7466]

A child's worse fear in 1986 was a school visit by Jimmy Savile

[@user-np8nr5uw3r]

What’s even worse and scarier is that the kids or even the teachers and parents were mostly oblivious to his intentions.

[@PeteLogan101]

The first kid... Describing the body area network 🤯

[@robbie12359]

The biggest thing I notice here is how well spoken the children of the 60's and 80's were compared to the relatively incomprehensible children of today in general. God was more of an influence on society then but this nation has emptied its' mind of Jesus Christ today. May the good Lord raise up children for service in England again.

[@DaraM73]

…Because nothing changes

[@liamb8644]

This is what Feel It Still was talking about.

[@Robby334]

How right these children were in 1986.

[@Omar-yk3xu]

The most interesting thing from the kids of 1986 is what if some of them watch this video now in 2024? In their early 50's. Some of them would be surprised now that some of their predictions are correct. Also how the world has came a long way since 1986.

[@grimTales1]

Would be interesting if there was yet another interview in 2026 imaging life in 2060, would the issues still be the same?

[@Batwolf1968]

I thought back in 86 I’d live to see Spurs win the league. How terribly wrong.

[@ddoubledutch4783]

The funeral of a computer! 👀

[@mikekaraoke]

That gir at 2:07 reminds me of Kate Bush doesn't fully look like her but a bit but also I would say sounds like how she speaks and her mannerisms!

[@SlimHandle]

2020 was supposed to be one of the most aesthetic and good looking years by appearance of how nice 2020 looks written down and we ended up living an Authoritarian way apart from WFH from March until 16 months later.

[@adeforeman86]

These kids are quite clever

[@hawwndawg]

They can speak so well its crazy to me

[@SJHFoto]

I'm not trying to start an argument, but this really comes from the internet/smart phone age. We may have access to more info than ever, but people themselves have been "dumbed down" in many ways. Attention spans are shot, people don't speak coherently, and morals have declined. Only God's Kingdom can solve this

[@JaredGriffiths2000]

Nobody could've predicted how horrible 2020 actually was.

[@stevezpj]

Not a single kid predicted people twerking on video taking by their phone then posted to TikTok through a pandemic

[@MatthewMcGeeEI4HZB]

I remember that nuclear war fear

[@Greenpoloboy3]

If I was asked about life in 2064, 40 years from today, with people like we have today in power and the ruination of the world, Earth wouldnt be inhabited. An unihabited world, once a beautiful planet.

[@mervinprone]

They were obsessed with computers and nuclear wars.

[@CasparWilson]

And another forty years later and the issues are still the same.

[@Illustraful]

You're being optimistic if you think the human race will still be around then.

[@christopherhulse8385]

Apart from some technology advances, little has really changed in our daily lives, we still go to work, carry out tasks without robots which was predicted as far back as the 60s.

[@alph4966]

Yes. In fact, only computers and software have continued to improve, not things like transportation or energy. Fortunately, it seems that biotechnology is starting to improve.

[@aussie8114]

Still waiting for the flying cars they promised us.

[@Illustraful]

2:06 Quite a cool hairstyle for a 13 year old. She probably went into fashion for her career.

[@ThePancakeJedi]

I actually know her. She tried to be a pop star. But ended up a prostitute with a drug addiction. Rest her soul.

[@clamda]

80’s frizz. definitely unusual for her age

[@scorpiomoon162]

Looks like someone's been let loose with a hair crimper. Still better than those awful 80's perms

[@Autumn74]

The hair crimper was very popular in the 80s, just like the curling/ waves / straighter is now! I had one from Argos! 😊

[@Illustraful]

@@ThePancakeJedi Why do I have the feeling you just made that up?

[@redmustangredmustang]

0:55 that girl from 1966 got it right. Computers are taking over that is for certain. The one at 1:08 the earth IS getting too to live on. That part is true. 1:53 talking about the fictional skynet from Terminator 2. 2:18 computers do run a lot of things.

[@Framebyframe181]

Take me back to 1986

[@djtomoy]

No, time doesn’t work like that

[@Framebyframe181]

@@djtomoy reallyyyyyy I had no idea 🙄

[@djtomoy]

@@Framebyframe181 you're welcome !!

[@taotoo2]

Stick a camera in their faces and they're reduced to whispers. How things have changed.

[@TheVicar]

They were the days you could beat fear into them

[@Bungle2010]

Because in those days it took the typical person completely outside of their comfort zone.

[@mwan67237]

The 13 year olds filmed in 1986 will one day be 72. It really makes you think

[@hugoboss5895]

Wow those 60s kids knew what was coming.

[@TetsugakuSan]

Good job 20 years later we’re not worried about nukes…

[@lmusima3275]

In 1986 I was 8

[@brianlopez8855]

the assumption was that we all share in the progress, when we dont.

[@airypotty]

Should ask the kids today what they think might happen 20 years from now.