[IchbinkeinTeufel]

What do you think the future will be like?

Technology, finance, culture, the planet, space travel, and more... what do you think it will be like?

[nonightowl]

I often fear the future, not just the wear on the planet but the direction the world is going in. The writing is on the wall, but nobody is reading it.

I'm afraid we'll become more & more "disconnected" by communicating by devices only. No face-to-face contact hardly at all anymore, except maybe immediate family & friends, if even THOSE people.

More & more automation, putting more people out of work. And these people are left to fend for themselves. I know this has been going on for centuries, but I think the pace is really picking up now.

Worsening infrastructure, such as the drought here in the West worsening, as other areas get too much rain and flooding. We have an aging power grid, yet we spend money on things like bullet trains that won't get full enough to cover the cost of building it.

A bigger income gap and caste system as in novels like Brave New World and Divergent.

People live longer, but what about the QUALITY of that life? Not enough housing and GOOD jobs for everyone who needs them. There's already a high population of homeless people in this country, of all countries.

Reading dystopian novels is an outlet for me, as I see it coming. I just hope I don't live to see it.

Yeah, I sound bitter, but I really don't feel patriotic or "God Bless America". It's God "something else" America. The word would get censored but you all know what it is.

Not the "Superpower" we used to be, and we don't have nearly the influence we once had.

I fear us becoming a nation of rich and poor, mostly poor. The middle class will be GONE completely.

I have to stop here before my blood pressure goes up.

[Blue_Bird]

I think the world will be ruled by cats

[IchbinkeinTeufel]

Meow. Meow-meow. Me... ow? M' eo- w.

[lizardlady]

Originally Posted by Blue_Bird

I think the world will be ruled by cats

Isn't it already?

[lizardlady]

Originally Posted by Zwangsstörung

What do you think the future will be like?

Technology, finance, culture, the planet, space travel, and more... what do you think it will be like?

Zwangsstorung, have you ever read anything by Robert Heinlein? His story line talked about the "crazy years" when humanity darned near destroyed itself. Later in his story line humanity pulled itself back from the brink. Toward the end of his life he said that our current era is the "crazy years." I believe he was right. I also chose to believe that we will pull ourselves back from destroying the planet and ourselves.

I might be totally off base, but believing it will eventually get better is what helps me get out of bed in the morning and face the world. Yes, in many ways the world is going to *heck* in a handbasket. At the same time there is plenty of good in the world. I believe the next couple of decades are going to be rough, but I also believe that eventually we will get it right.

[IchbinkeinTeufel]

That's a nice thought, lizardlady. I've not read anything by Robert Heinlein. I certainly hope we get it right!

[Blue_Bird]

Originally Posted by lizardlady

Isn't it already?

Lol, true

[Abe Froman]

Originally Posted by Blue_Bird

I think the world will be ruled by cats

Originally Posted by lizardlady

Isn't it already?

I mean mine sits around all day sunbathing in the window while I clean up his litter box and bring him food and treats. So yeah, I guess I'm his man slave already.

[Abe Froman]

I think after a little learning curve it will be like Startrek. We'll travel the galaxy seeking out new cultures.

But no matter how far technology progresses, we still won't have a cure for the common cold. Acheww!

[IchbinkeinTeufel]

xD Gesundheit. (bless you) Yeah I've been obsessing over Voyager, lately, and so it kinda makes me fink fings.

[nonightowl]

Originally Posted by Blue_Bird

I think the world will be ruled by cats

Now, THAT I can live with. They are smarter than humans in many ways anyway.

[Livelonginspired]

One of the things I'm most grateful for is that I am not going to be around much longer. That means, when humans finally turn this into a full-blown hell on earth, it will not be my problem.

[IchbinkeinTeufel]

I dunno, LLI, if good people lived longer, maybe we'd all be able to make a difference. I love your signature, by the way.

[moodycow]

Originally Posted by lizardlady

Isn't it already?

my house sure is !!

[moodycow]

Originally Posted by Zwangsstörung

I dunno, LLI, if good people lived longer, maybe we'd all be able to make a difference. I love your signature, by the way.

what does it say ?

[Livelonginspired]

Originally Posted by moodycow

what does it say ?

One human is worth more than a thousand worlds.

[IchbinkeinTeufel]

LLI, it might be worth adding the translation below the signature. I think it's actually a requirement when adding foreign text, presumably because it could make people feel paranoid or something. I like to have grey text underneath, so it's not too distracting. Heh. 8)

[Livelonginspired]

Originally Posted by Zwangsstörung

LLI, it might be worth adding the translation below the signature. I think it's actually a requirement when adding foreign text, presumably because it could make people feel paranoid or something. I like to have grey text underneath, so it's not too distracting. Heh. 8)

I'll get right on that!