The New New normal

It has become trite to call the world a very uncertain place. There are always unknowns, because the economic and political future is inherently unpredictable. Many scientists can make accurate predictions because the laws of nature allow them to. But in human affairs, there is always room for surprise. Nonetheless, there are several reasons why the next decade or so could be quite different from the preceding era, including interest rates, scarcity, geopolitics and technology. Exactly how different is where the uncertainty lies.