Despite the Tech, Science and Philosophy we have developed, I still believe we are still under a smothering blanket of inefficiency that stifles mankind's potential.
We see this a normal, everyday life. (traditions, animosity, friction, sickness, war, death...)
But I can envision a near-term future where this smothering blanket dissipates and extraordinary things start to happen at an extraordinary pace.
And, we will look at our history and wonder "why did we take so long to get here?"