You and I have basically the same mind it seems :D
I listen to Kurzweil too from time to time and though some predictions may sound "too out there", I believe that they will still come true. Who could have thought that self driving cars will be here already!!! I had thought it would take them like 20 years or so.
UBI will be an interesting watch. I done correctly, it has the potential to free up the masses to pursue their dream career and it will unlock SO MUCH of human potential that we cannot even imagine right now. Just think about what that will do to the world!
Yes, I agree. My friends and my wife haha can get a bit impatient with my wonder of the future. But I love it. I could talk about it all day long. We are going to see some amazing shit very soon here, but will it just feel normal when it happens?