- water - , recycled water - we won't have the luxury of squeamishness
- alternatives to oil based energy - after a period of denial and scratching for oil, alternatives are taken seriously - take advantage of the other big problem, overpopulation and turn people's waste products into energy - sewage gas plants.
- alternatives to cars - seques? electric runabouts, magnetic force vehicles?, bicycles, floaters, jet packs?, scooters
- euthanasia - will there be quiet download and death centres?
- privacy - there may be none but maybe no-one will care
- Death - whether to die at all - whether it's fair to the young people to live for too long?
- Augmented humanity - should it be available to everyone on public health?