In a pessimistic future, Filipino progress would be blocked by profit-centered development. The Philippines would stagnate/regress instead of progressing. Thanks to people in power, necessary systemic improvements would not be implemented, leaving the country to struggle with problems that could have been fixed.
Filipinos would continue to deal with inadequate and inaccessible public infrastructure, known for unnecessary complexity and lack of consideration.
There would be a trend of privatization of solutions across various sectors, wherein technology’s potential to serve society as a whole (through holistic and systemic solutions) would be lost on profit-driven and individualistic goals.
No significant improvements would occur in this future due to the influence of institutions like the government, local oligopolies, and international tech giants.
Similar to the optimistic scenario, this future would be enabled by ubiquitous computing. However, technologies would be used to exert control over Filipino lives instead of actually supporting them.
Surveillance technologies, from identification systems to social media platforms, would be used to exert control over Filipinos, perpetuating oppressive regimes.
AI's takeover of various industries would decrease the value of human labor and thought, crippling Filipinos financially, creatively and cognitively.
On an extreme level, technologies would be used to enable forms of violence in the Philippines, such as cyberwarfare and terrorism. But Filipinos would also be turning to technologies to help them survive.
In summary, technological progress utilized for profit would cause Filipinos to suffer. Most Filipinos would be either be languishing or living in survival mode. Furthermore, they would live out these struggles in isolation, since the Filipino people would be disunited.
Overall, Filipinos in the future would be hindered in terms of physical, mental, socio-emotional, and financial growth. Furthermore, their surrounding environment would be unhealthy as well.
The country would cement its place as the ultimate breeding ground for disinformation and misinformation, thanks to the capabilities of AI and social media.
Relentless capitalism would reshape societal values, emphasizing growth, efficiency, and optimization at the expense of social welfare and ethical considerations. Innovation and consumption would be driven to extreme levels, to the point that the lines between humans and commodities would be blurred.
