Big Change in Houses by Year 2000 (1972)

The May 4, 1972 Oshkosh Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, WI) predicted that by the year 2000 the "long-haired culture" would dramatically influence mainstream Americans through the normalization of communal living. Some of the article's predictions are bullet-pointed below. You can read the article in its entirety here.

• Commune nurseries will be built where each of the adults, male and female, will work with all of the commune children one day a week.
• The kitchen will be large to accommodate large numbers in meal preparation and cleanup. The dining room, furnished with picnic-type tables and benches, will have few decorations.
• Ecology and "current youth values" which de-emphasize material goods will mean homes are sparsely furnished.
• Showers will replace bathtubs to better conserve water.
• Computer-programmed delivery of goods will decrease dependence on the family car.
• The "self-sufficient home" will have its own power source, with all waste being recycled into usable food and household objects.

1972 May 4 Oshkosh Daily Northwestern - Oshkosh WI paleofuture

Previously on Paleo-Future:

• 1999 A.D. Intro (1967)
• Family Life to be Altered Greatly by 21st Century (1968)
• Civilized Adultery (1970)
• Living Room of the Future (1979)