What if the bridge to the future can be done electronically online? Even if the technology isnt exactly the samr I'm sure we could have a backwards compatible solution.
We could be, in 2018, conversing with anons from 2055. How amazing would it be if that were the case? I think its absolutely plausible that our POTUS does just that. Experincing the future through your cell phone. That would be a huge advantage for the Western World to have.