When countries go into war they might not be able to get food rations from other places, if a place cant get food they would ration it out towards the people. If there was a massive drought it would mess up farming and it would cause a famine.
People could start using robots to do work around their house and provide companionship starting in 2030. We could live in a Matrix-like virtual world by 2045. People could also become Cyborgs by 2045. People could control their home settings using artificial intelligence by 2040 as well.