Future mall offerings

While walking through my local mall I came across a big bright white box in the middle of the mall. Upon closer inspection I saw that this was a tooth whitening booth. This booth seemed uncannily modern and I paused to consider whether this was only the beginning of instant medical treatments that would be commonly offered in the mall. While traditional mall services such as nail salons and hair stylist have existed for ages, I imagine as the technology become widely available we can begin to see a whole host of procedures being offered in consumer friendly locations such as malls.

Minor procedures like Botox clinics in malls are already on the rise and will probably become common place within a few years.  I wonder how long it would be before one can have their skin color changed at the mall.

Depreciation of Parents

The social structure of the family has evolved so that parents provide children with food, shelter, and education. These elements are fundamental components of sustenance for children.

However, today, a child receives a majority of their education from school, the internet and their social networks. Teens do not look at their parents as a resource for education and information. Teens independence from their parents is commensurate with their proficiency and access to alternate sources of information/education.

As the proliferation of access to quality information has increased to the point where children in their teens have better information than their parents, the value of a traditional family is further eroded as an evolutionary strategy.

I wonder what would happen to the structures of families when society develops to the point where every individual could be guaranteed shelter and food.