2025 Predictions
Economic Prosperity, Decentralisation, Common Sense
Book pre-orders (final chance)
Before I get into this post, I just want to let you know that I am still taking pre-orders for my new book, Life in the People’s Republic of Victoria.
Those who pre-order will receive a signed hardcover version of the book at a discount.
Prediction 1: Economic prosperity
The election of Trump is a reflection of the American (and indeed, global) desire for smaller, more efficient government. And as governments across the West reduce regulation and government waste, economic prosperity will follow. This is simple economics.
And economic prosperity is needed. The COVID-era was characterised by egregiously negligent management of national economies by central banks who were seemingly drunk on their own power. They thought they could print their way through an economic shut down. This failed, miserably.
Australia is currently in the midst of a lengthy recession caused by this malpractice. Disposable income is diminishing rapidly. The cost of living is skyrocketing, and so is the price of housing. This means that people are getting poorer, whilst shelter and essential items are becoming more expensive. This is, quite plainly, not ideal.
If you’ve been paying attention, you would have noticed that government revenue has been increasing, as have public sector salaries. So, whilst you’ve been struggling to provide for your family, the government parasites have been living large.
But this all ends in 2025. The average punter will get a bit more money in their back pocket. And, those of us who know how to capitalise on opportunity will make our fortunes in the years to come.
There is much to look forward to.
Prediction 2: Decentralisation
The world is fragmenting.
The people don’t want centralised power. We don’t want centralised money. And we don’t want a centralised economy.
De-centralisation is the future.
The most obvious examples of decentralisation right now are in money and the media.
Previously, money was issued by a central bank and controlled by governments. Now, money is digital and financial infrastructure is spread across the Bitcoin network globally. No single institution can make rules about how, when, or why you access or use your money. And this is a good thing. For too long money has been used as a means of control. With technology this was getting worse. Political dissidents were being de-banked, and the ability of the people to take their wealth across borders was diminishing rapidly. This is no longer a problem, thanks to Satoshi.
The media used to be dominated by a handful of State-controlled news organisations. Now, everybody is the media. Anyone with a smart phone and internet connection can publish their thoughts and report on what they see. This has ripped power from the State and destroyed its ability to propagandise the people. This trend will only continue. The power of centralised media organisations will dwindle and each internet user will be a node in the decentralised media landscape.
This trend is going to accelerate going into 2025. Nation State adoption of Bitcoin is well underway, and citizen journalists are more powerful than mainstream media. We have crossed the Rubicon, momentum is only heading in one direction.
I think this will have a huge impact on society, particularly power structures. Power will shift from centralised elites into the hands of the people. The consequences will be wide-reaching, and the impact will be swift. Those in power are not ready for this.
Prediction 3: Common sense
Woke is dead. It died the night that Donald Trump won a landslide victory against the Democrats’ diversity hire.
In the new age of decentralised, ruthless capitalism, woke has no place.
Firms can’t afford DEI Departments. Investors don’t want their money squandered. We want efficiency, ROI, profits.
We don’t want our tax dollars funding research into whether echidnas are transgender, or what colour toe nail polish will soothe anxiety in immigrant sex workers.
We want the government to defend the border, enforce contracts, and stay out of our lives.
Any leader in business or politics who fails to understand this will watch their career crumble quicker than John Pesutto’s reputation.
All of this is to say that in 2025, we will see an end to the hyper-woke marketing campaigns from big businesses. They will have learned from the hard lessons taught to Bud-Light and Jaguar.
The same will happen to politicians who think their electorates want outdated woke policies from 2012. Again, this is already happening in Australia. The Northern Territory and Queensland both showed Labor the door at election time. Unfortunately, in Australia our Liberal Party is not much better than the left-wing parties. But I predict this won’t be the case for long. A new right wing party will emerge, and fill the vacuum left by the Liberal Party.
Conclusion
Overall I’m optimistic about 2025 and the years that will follow.
And, to be honest, I think we all deserve a win after the last few years. 2020-2024 were all marred by chaos. As a collective, the world lost its mind and we all paid the price. Inflation, censorship, surveillance, hyper-regulation, the cacophony of propaganda. It was all too much. And everyone’s over it. Deep down people know what is needed to get things moving in the right direction. And we’re heading in that direction.
Until next time.
John.
Book pre-orders (final chance)
Before I get into this email, I just want to let you know that I am still taking pre-orders for my new book, Life in the People’s Republic of Victoria.
Those who pre-order will receive a signed hardcover version of the book at a discount.