2037

Twenty years hence

2037 is a year in the 21st century, two decades into the future from the mid-2010s.

Like other future years, it appears in projections, forecasts, and science fiction: By 2037, the national debt will have doubled.

Specific years become shorthand for deadlines or milestones in long-term planning.

year

calendar

Date-tracking system

March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November · December

future

prediction

Forecast of coming events

expectation · foresight · scenario · outlook · horizon · timeline · milestone · deadline · target · planning

speculation

dystopia

Imaginary terrible society

post-scarcity · transhumanism · extinction · colonization · superintelligence · collapse · renaissance · revolution · transformation · disruption

technology

AI

Simulated cognitive processing

nanotech · cybersecurity · blockchain · genomics

generational

millennials

Those born 1981-1996

demographics · lifespan · centennial · inheritance · legacy · succession · elder · youth · population · cohort

Opposites
temporal position relative to present

2037the past

All elapsed time

1937 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · antiquity

historical distance

2037ancient times

Long-ago historical era

prehistory · time immemorial · recorded history

temporal distance (future vs. present)

2037the present

Current moment in time

now · today · 2024 · 2025 · the here and now

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G