Maybe not 2030, but...
The abstract wars between rich people will have since concluded, leaving a sole, amoral soul as it's victor. Technology advances to the point where real life is almost as malleable as virtual reality, and virtual reality is indistinguishable to the human senses from reality. Thanks to the advent of artificial superintelligence, the near-limitless creation, destruction, pain and pleasure of every soul other than the amoral victor is the result of their desires.