[BRIEF NOTE] Cheery Thoughts on the Human Future

[rfmcdonald]

pompe argues that as civilization becomes progressively more technologically adept and prosperous, human beings can look forward to increasing psychological anguish based on contemporary trends. Thinking more long-term, jhubert asks what will happen to human civilization when we stop progressing.

You know, as incoherent as it is, Star Trek's vision of humanity's future is attractive, even with the Third World War and the Romulan War and the Borg and the Dominion and all. It'd be sort of nice to believe in that possibility again.