# Things that will fly in 2023…

**Published by:** [Durwin](https://paragraph.com/@durwin/)
**Published on:** 2023-01-30
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@durwin/things-that-will-fly-in-2023

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Are you ready to take-off in 2023?So many people made lists of what will be trending big in 2023. Thought I collate them and make a list of what will fly and what won’t fly. There are things that will be huge hits and some that will be huge misses. But we all know most of it will fall right where they are supposed to be anyway. Not everything will go as planned. As a matter of fact, there is no plan. We are all just doing what we can. With a bit of luck, things will play out well. And with a bit of luck, things will get screwed. We just gotta figure it out like pros. Things that will fly in 2023:What will the next wave of generative AI bring us? Lord knows it will be epic.**Generative AI **— obviously, everyone from politicians to your neighbor is talking about it. It will definitely spawn entirely new industries we have overlooked and never thought possible. There will only be more controversies, pain and joy before it boils over and everyone accepts it as a norm. Still waiting for the day AI can help me write code and program apps auto-magically.Travel will always be one of the top things on ANYONE’S mind and bucket lists.**Travel **— after hibernating over the pandemic years, it will come back with a vengeance. Expect to see more creative ways of selling, marketing, enjoying travels. Consumers want to see the world, and they are very willing to pay for it. I have never met a person who didn’t enjoy travelling or aspire to see the world.We humans are ultimately social creatures. And no matter what, we social creatures crave intimacy, energy, vibe and physicality.**Physical **— we are all legitimately tired of zoom meetings and the metaverse is the last thing on our mind. We are humans, we want to feel alive, the in-person connection, the sweat and the hugs. High quality, high stakes, intimate, meaningful and well thought out physical events will be trending again.Is 2023 the time we see Phoenix Startups rising up from the ashes?**Startups **— the ones that actually solve real problems and the ones who have founders that are famous, will be able to raise. Everyone else will struggle. Great founders will be able to raise and grow no matter the climate, circumstances or situation.We are consuming content like no other times in human history — voracious, fast-paced and relentless.**Newsletters and Podcasts **— strangely, well thought-out niches will get more traction as people uncover the good ones and more of them pop up. The overall market will cruise towards consolidation but not so soon. Like what Hubspot did by rolling up many other podcasts, large brands will start following suit.Who can stand up against the mighty Elon Musk? The Ruler of EVs, the DogeFather, the Chief Twit, the lord of SpaceX, Tesla AND Twitter! Aka the guy who can destroy you with a tweet.EV — China has entered the game. Took them a few years to get the manufacturing, logistics and tech down just right. But now that they are very close, they will give Elon the fight of his life with incredibly cheap EVs and remarkably disruptive new innovations in the space.TikTok is like the most attractive, appealing, engaging, enthralling and exciting girl in the party, would you dare to bet against her?**TikTok **— will the US finally get over it and admit that the entire world loves the app that they claim is spying on them? Try as you may, as hard you might, you can’t fight reality. And the reality is that 99% of the people who actually uses that social app AKA “the illegal chinese spyware that is murdering our generation’s intellectual capacities”, likes it. They may not love it, but they like it enough to keep using it. Its fun, its easy, its getting smarter, the algorithm is so addictive and I think it will just grow bigger. Things that will not fly in 2023:99.99% of NFTs will die, like how 99.99% of shit coins died since in 2018. But the blue-chips will dominate and continue dominating for some time.**NFTs **— too many scummy actors, bad projects and rugpulls. Bluechips like BAYC and Azukis will continue to reign unfettered, unless they self-implode. Despite all the hate and skepticism, it will still be one of the easiest way to bridge web2 folks into web3.Bitcoin isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. It was the great godfather of crypto and in more likelihood, it will outlive everyone.**Bitcoin **— Lindy effect, it will remain king for a few more years while everyone else fight for 2nd place. In general, the number of institutions and large corporates having BTC in their balance sheet will rise slowly but surely.Will we finally see VCs struggling to make good returns?**VCs **— hard for them to fly when the very startups they are investing in are dwindling in numbers, at least the good ones. Limited partners will tighten their purses and it will be hard to have winners to show for this year.Ready Player One set the bar WAY tooooo high. Now we just have to manage expectations, excitement and valuations before we get there.**Metaverse **— still on the fence with this one, because the tech and form isn’t quite there yet. With the advent of generative AI tech, the metaverses’ insatiable hunger for content could be fed, for a while, but overall adoption will easily take a few more years.Will Alt protein have a resurgence once more? I doubt it.Alternative protein — I think the world gave it a chance, it had its day, and it didn’t impress. Perhaps in time it will, but for now, it is neither cheaper, better, tastier nor safer (long term effects are still uncertain). Then there thing that are just evergreen and undying:Somehow, Fintech just won’t die. In the world of VC, startups and business, it is immortal!**Fintech **— no matter the weather, time or economy, fintech is always leading in terms of VC interest, constantly evolving, and it is where the money never stops rolling in. Fintech is akin to Bitcoin, where others may come and go, Bitcoin is somehow always there.We are ALL so used to shopping online and on our mobile now. It isn’t going away anytime soon.E-commerce — people have gotten used to spending online, the ease of purchasing, the convenience of whipping out your mobile phone and buying whatever you like. It will evolve and permeate into all the different aspects of your life so that you can buy stuff on virtually every platform you can think of.Content is King and will be King at least for the next decade or so.**Content **— the insatiable thirst for better, more creative, more innovative content to grab attention and sell stuff will always persist. Investing in anything that can produce better content or help others to do so more effectively, will undoubtedly produce positive long-term results.Nothing. I just thought this was a very intricate and fascinating artwork generated by AI.Let’s all hope that 2023 will be fun. There will be hit and misses, wins and losses, good and bad stuff happening. At least make it fun. What’s the point of it all, if none of it was fun? Let’s just try to enjoy the ride as much as possible. - Will 2023 be fun for you? - #startups #business #startupx #growth #success #socialmedia #goals #entrepreneurship #strategy #eth #btc #crypto #fun #year2023 #prediction #fintech #tiktok #generativeai #chatgpt #havefun

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