RyansWorld: Everybody works at home

By the year 2030, everyone will work from home regardless of the occupation type - welfare will not be an option for people under the age of 50.

Most workplace tasks by the year 2050 will be as easy as playing a massive multiplayer online video game like Unreal Tournament or the 2014 version of SimCity.

Rationale
People's computer skills will be so advanced by then that elementary school students will gain full Internet accessing privileges by the fourth grade (instead of the seventh grade). The Internet and computers will make it possible to never have to be a conventional workplace situation (even if the job requires handling food, drink, or perishable materials). Jobs that are too dangerous to be handled by humans in the home will be done by robots instead. Maglev trains and seaports will be relegated for pleasure excursions; as business trips and conferences are done online.

The Covid-19 outbreak of 2020 has accelerated the working from home trend. During the outbreak, especially during a short period of time in Spring 2020, people are forced to work out of their homes to slow the spread of the virus. Only the "essential businesses" are required to stay open during the time of the virus. People had gotten used to the idea of working from home instead of working out. Homeschooling and online education as well had become less taboo because of the virus. This virus will have a similar effect on how the Bubonic Plague had kicked started the idea of capitalism. While many things such as social events will gradually make a comeback after the virus, more virtual alternatives such as livestreaming events and using things such as Zoom and Google Hangouts will make large social events less popular.

Without less people using vehicles to go to work, global warming will be reversed by the year 2035 - resulting in temperatures never seen since the 1530s (good news for winter sports participants but bad news for summer sports participants). The only reason to leave the home would be for social reason and errands. Restaurants, bars, nightclubs, and coffee shops will still exist, along with a few hospitality venues such as hotels and resorts. There will be also still some jobs where people are required to work outside of their homes, such as the ones who work in various blue collar occupations such as construction and manufacturing that are not completely automated. The aftermath of the Covid-19 virus of 2020 had influenced more people to complete many errands online and even attend social events more virtually. People will be using more curbside pickup and take out orders instead of physically eating at the restaurant or shopping at the store. Drive in movies will make a major comeback after the virus since it is more sanitary to watch a movie in your car instead of sitting in seats at a movie theater. While vehicles won't be used as often to go to work, they will be used once again for more recreational activities. With the lower gas prices and the idea it is more sanitary to drive in cars instead of being out in crowded public place, an "automobile renaissance" will take place, bringing back car culture that hasn't been seen since the 1950s. These places will become "wi-fi" hotspots to do the telecommuting work that was previously required in an office. You Tube never becomes as popular as the cinema even though it almost replaces television in the year 2015, along with other services such as Netflix and Hulu. Because of the recession that begin in late 2008, centralizing workers in a single building was not such a great idea after all. Morale would be better if the workers were allowed to work from their own homes. This will reduce the stress and drama of dealing with coworkers, especially for people that are more introverted and prefer to work instead of being involve with bland water cooler conversations and office gossip. After all, great productivity starts from the home and eliminates the need to burn fossil fuels. Working from home also eliminate the urge to eat fast food on the way home; reducing obesity and our carbon footprint at the same time.

Unemployment insurance will become a thing of the past as most work-at-home jobs are either self-employed, freelance, telecommuting, or independent contractor jobs. The life that people see on The Jetsons will never come to fruition (at least when it comes to the workplace). They will invent a way to access the Internet without using electricity so that even the Amish and the Mennonites can go online with their "English friends." An unwritten cardinal rule in home-based businesses will occur; all wealth must be self-made. Money held by a deceased person must be placed back into public ownership instead of a private estate. All goods owned by the deceased must be sold at private auction or  and all proceeds will be put into local charities. That will cut down on the number of unusually wealthy people and give everyone an equal share of the financial pie. Home-based businesses will make it possible to everyone to have a source of income.