Masquerade of the Hot Damned

Within a generation, an angry majority of the population of the Industrialized World will take to wearing costumes while out and about on their public business, an open revolt against the pandemic of security cameras and video monitoring in both public and private spaces.

Enjoying unprecedented affluence and an increasing array of evolving social freedoms, fashion and flair become the hallmark of the age, making any public gathering look like a cross between a Rio Carnival and the bar at the Tatooine spaceport on a universal bad hair day.

In 2035, the most popular holographic telecast on the FOX network is the blockbuster 'America's Hottest Videos', featuring viral clips taken from security cams of masked citizens having sex in public.

Catholic priests, circus clowns, professional wrestlers and other public servants will eventually refuse to wear a mask or costume, claiming the practice denigrates their trade.

Kansas Delegates pledged to Bristol Palin hold caucus at the 2040 Republican National Convention in Nome, Alaska.