My son he was born in 2010

Consumer drones with stable HD/4K video that anyone can fly.
Electric cars as a mainstream category with large charging networks and long ranges.
Affordable home solar plus batteries as a realistic household setup in many places.
High-quality video calling as normal life (work meetings, family calls) without special equipment.
Remote work at scale, plus collaboration stacks (chat, shared docs, live co-editing) that run companies.
Large-scale home-sharing platforms where regular people rent out rooms/homes worldwide.
Crypto and blockchain ecosystems as a recognizable part of finance and tech culture.
AI assistants that write, summarize, code, translate, and generate images at near-instant speed for everyday users.

Energy and Space
Mainstream Electric Cars: In 2000, the Toyota Prius was just being released as a niche hybrid. Today, Tesla and other EVs are everywhere.

Reusable Rockets: In 2000, rockets were single-use. Today, companies like SpaceX land rockets vertically so they can be flown again.

The James Webb Space Telescope: We can now see the "dawn of the universe" in high definition, something the Hubble (our best tool in 2000) couldn't do.

Modern Medical Breakthroughs
Healthcare has moved into the realm of genetic precision.

CRISPR: A "gene-editing" tool that allows scientists to precisely change DNA to treat diseases.

The Completed Human Genome: The human genome wasn't fully sequenced until 2003.

mRNA Vaccines: The technology that allowed for the rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines was not yet in clinical use in 2000.

Telehealth: The ability to see your doctor via a video call on your phone.

The Social & Gig Economy
In 2000, the "social web" was just chat rooms and AOL Instant Messenger.

Social Media Giants: Facebook (2004), YouTube (2005), Twitter/X (2006), Instagram (2010), and TikTok (2016) all arrived later.

The Gig Economy: You couldn't "Uber" a ride, order "DoorDash," or stay in an "Airbnb." These services transformed how we move and travel.

Influencers: "Content Creator" wasn't a job title 25 years ago.