In summary, outside of the medical field, I don’t see any conceivable realistic technological innovation that would be as transformative as the flush toilet, vaccinations, birth control, telephones, cars and airplanes. We might have exhausted the low-hanging fruits in our desires.
I would say:
AI (non-conscious AI), replacing various service jobs and labor jobs, freeing up humans time). Fusion Power, providing much cheaper energy, which can then also be used to power electric cars.
Anti-agathics. Providing long life or even conquering death. In addition to the individual benefits, allowing people to be productive for longer helps the economy. (For this, you need to make people HEALTHY for longer, not just survive longer, of course).
Virtual environments reducing the need for transportation, offices, etc. If most people eventually can work from home and still achieve the same results as working together in an office, then you safe on infrastructure costs (less people driving the roads), energy costs, time, etc, and possibly improve happiness.
Genetic Engineering. Cure diseases, enhance intelligence, etc.
There are more. And those are just some of the ones we have already thought of. There are probably plenty more that we havent thought of, that people will innovate once we develop new technologies.
I would say:
AI (non-conscious AI), replacing various service jobs and labor jobs, freeing up humans time).
Fusion Power, providing much cheaper energy, which can then also be used to power electric cars. Anti-agathics. Providing long life or even conquering death. In addition to the individual benefits, allowing people to be productive for longer helps the economy. (For this, you need to make people HEALTHY for longer, not just survive longer, of course). Virtual environments reducing the need for transportation, offices, etc. If most people eventually can work from home and still achieve the same results as working together in an office, then you safe on infrastructure costs (less people driving the roads), energy costs, time, etc, and possibly improve happiness. Genetic Engineering. Cure diseases, enhance intelligence, etc.
There are more. And those are just some of the ones we have already thought of. There are probably plenty more that we havent thought of, that people will innovate once we develop new technologies.