My lower back makes me feel old, not TV resolutions. My TV is a 2020 LG OLED, 55”. I do notice the difference but I just don’t think it’s a big deal, because 1080p is sharp enough. I wear glasses when I watch TV correcting to 20/15. Or another way of saying it, is that my old eyes don’t care for big screens. The experience is the same.

Yeah my wall limits the size of my TV to 55”, but I also have a fairly short viewing distance of 8 ft. That puts me in the 1080p range. The details of 4K show up better if I sit closer, but I still wouldn’t characterize it as a dramatically different viewing experience. I watch nature documentaries in 4k, but for close ups of faces 1080p is enough for me. I really don’t need to see every pore. And for action/CG I feel higher resolution, like higher frame rate or interpolation, seems to cheapen the effects. I like my movies choppy and blurry like they were meant to be.

I mean for television or movies. From across the room 4k is only slightly sharper than 1080p. Up close on a monitor is a different story.

TV resolution peaked about 10 years ago with 1080p. The improvement to 4K and high dynamic range is minor.

3D gaming has plateaued as well. While it may be possible to make better graphics, those graphics don’t make better games.

Computers haven’t improved substantially in that time. The biggest improvement is maybe usb-c?

Solar energy and battery storage have drastically changed in the last 10 years. We are at the infancy of off grid building, micro grid communities, and more. Starlink is pretty life changing for rural dwellers. Hopefully combined with the van life movement there will be more interesting ways to live in the future, besides cities, suburbs, or rural. Covid telework normalization was a big and sudden shift, with lasting impacts.

Maybe the next 10 years will bring cellular data by satellite, and drone deliveries?