What is ฉากอนาคตอันใกล้?

There’s no strict span, but near-future usually means within the next 5–30 years: close enough for readers to recognize people and places, but far enough for believable changes in technology, law, or culture.

Focus on small, plausible shifts that affect daily life (wearables, energy, transport, communication) rather than speculative breakthroughs. The more the tech serves character choices and relationships, the less it risks feeling like hard sci‑fi.

Yes — social shifts (new family norms, labor changes, or privacy expectations) can be central. The key is to ground those changes in current trends so they feel like natural evolutions, not sudden rewrites of society.

Look at current tech roadmaps, policy debates, climate projections, and cultural trends. Read journalism and think‑pieces on likely short-term changes, then ask how those shifts would change dating, work, and intimacy for your characters.