Stephan A. Schwartz’s 2060

Stephan A. Schwartz is a researcher-author known for long-horizon “consensus remote viewing” projects and trend analysis. Beginning in 1978, he asked thousands of participants to “visit” a specific future date and describe everyday life, then extracted only the overlapping details across many independent accounts. For 2060 he also ran a parallel “rationals” track—surveying 1,000 people for purely intellectual, trend-based forecasts (no intuition)—so he could compare intuition-driven data to straight-line projections. He then parses every report concept-by-concept, keeps what multiple sources agree on, and checks it against observable trends and large datasets. Historically, he argues that roughly 60–65% of what viewers report is objectively checkable and, of that subset, ~75–85% proves correct or partly correct in retrodictive tests.

Headline takeaways (written as if we’re looking back from after 2060):

U.S. governance reconfigures.
The United States still exists, but practical power shifts downward—toward states and multi-state regional blocs. Federal presence remains, yet day-to-day problem-solving localizes. Cultural flashpoints that dominated the early 2000s (e.g., LGBTQ+ rights, gender equality) recede as live political fractures, replaced by pragmatic regionalism.

A series of pandemics, including drug-resistant “superbugs.”
Multiple outbreaks across decades force medicine to mature beyond “pill for pathogen.” By 2060, standard care integrates mind–body/consciousness-based practices (attention, intention, biofeedback, contemplative protocols) alongside biotech because they improve outcomes with complex, evolving disease. Universal, “birthright” healthcare becomes the norm in the U.S., and hospitals feel different—quieter, more organic, designed around whole-person regulation.

Energy becomes abundant, personal, and clean.
Power at the point of use turns effectively near-free: homes and vehicles run from compact personal power modules (“the cube”), while community grids island gracefully during disruptions. Roadway infrastructure increasingly charges vehicles while they drive, erasing range anxiety and making “going to charge” feel archaic.

Everyday payments go biometric.
Iris/eye scans and wrist microchips authenticate routine transactions. Physical wallets are rare; privacy debates persist, but governance and standards mature enough that most people accept the trade for convenience and security.

Climate reality reshapes where and how people live.
Sea-level rise and extreme weather push long-term population shifts inland and toward smaller, simpler dwellings. People travel less. Food systems relocalize: communities grow much more of their own food; industrial, chemical-heavy monoculture retreats in favor of distributed, regenerative methods.

A cultural “hinge” between 2040–2045, then stabilization.
Viewers repeatedly flagged a significant, culture-changing pivot in the early 2040s (candidates include the hard turn on carbon exit and climate impacts). By 2060, society had adjusted; life felt “back to normal,” but on new terms with different energy, governance, medicine, and daily routines.

A shift in worldview: the ‘matrix of consciousness.’
By 2060, a broad, lived sense that consciousness is interconnected influences policy, health, and environment. Though this change is ultimately positive, it is brought about by major shifts in society.

Key Takeaways:

Nearly all predictions say that the United States will not look the same by 2060. Netism, as well as predictive historian, Jiang Shigong, estimates that the US will undergo a civil war in the next 10 years. When, how, and the extent of the violence of this shift is unknown. Most predictions for 2060 agree that the US is broken into small townships where local governments oversee most policies.

There will be global upheaval through a series of pandemics, including super bug outbreaks, but this will ultimately lead to the next evolution of medicine: consciousness and vibration based healing.

It is important to remember, no matter what crises we endure, that nothing lasts forever. Destruction is a key part of every cycle. It clears away the past for a better future.

Further Research:

On Stephen A. Schwartz:

https://stephanaschwartz.com

For predictive historian, Professor Jiang Shigong:

https://www.youtube.com/@PredictiveHistory