As the average population ages, consumerism is going to promote the young getting in on with the old. Madonna will do a nude artbook when she’s 75. And this will be a thing:
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/bering-in-mind/2013/07/31/everlasting-beauty-a-sexual-attraction-to-the-elderly/
Home Artisanal Produce: “My Dad was into homebrewing, so it was natural I’d make Guinness flavored tomatoes. My wife wanted the kids to eat more vegetables, so she tweaked some lettuce for citric acid to make orange-flavor. Those peppers are from the neighbors’ splices of jalapino and corpse plant. How’s your salad?”
Need surgery and have no money? Kickstarter your medical treatment!
Why is this dumb? Because traditional Americans would rather try for the fame a popular Kickstarter would bring, rather than force the wealthy to kick in for better healthcare.
Uplifted mice. Will need uplifted cats. Your home will become a “Tom and Jerry” Cartoon. One of the old MGM ones with the frying pans and dynamite.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=human-cells-make-mice-smarter&WT.mc_id=SA_DD_20130805