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Transportation and
housing, including challenges to living near where one works
– public safety officers (policemen and firemen),
emergency technicians, teachers, tourist industry workers
– and the consequences
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The next living and
working patterns after telecommuting
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Sense of community –
worldwide friends while not knowing one's geographic
neighbors
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The future of family
life
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Forms of entertainment
and recreation
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"Down time"
and leisure time
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Lives of fulfillment and
self-actualization vs. lives of maintenance?
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Outlooks on life –
optimistic or fatalistic?
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"24 x 7" and
complete disconnection from nature – the wave of the
future, or not?
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The instant
gratification culture – will it continue?
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Stimulation and
diversion – more of the same, or a resurgence of a more
inner-directed life?
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Fast-paced life – is
it inevitable?