Which Future Time Period Would You Choose to Explore?

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The discussion centers on the concept of choosing a future time period, with participants expressing a desire for eras marked by significant advancements such as alien contact, routine extra-solar travel, world peace, and a sustainable economy. There is a strong emphasis on the rapid technological and scientific progress seen in recent decades, highlighting milestones like the moon landing and advancements in medicine and computing. Some participants express nostalgia for past decades, particularly the 1960s to 1980s, citing higher living standards and social security. Others speculate about future scenarios, including the potential for human consciousness to be uploaded into machines and the implications of time travel, referencing fictional works like H.G. Wells' "The Time Machine." The conversation also touches on the complexities of modern life, with a preference for stability over the chaos of current times. Overall, the thread reflects a mix of optimism for future possibilities and a yearning for a simpler past.
  • #31
Hornbein said:
Well, being sent off to Viet Nam was no treat. Millions died there. Then there was the disco virus, which never went away.
LOL we had disco, too :-D
 
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  • #32
Michaelhall2007 said:
But which Star Fleet Officer ever listened to that?

They didn't make programs about the people who actually obeyed orders.
 
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  • #33
Khatti said:
They didn't make programs about the people who actually obeyed orders.

Can you imagine how boring those episodes would be? Typical episode: they follow orders, have no adventure, then spend the rest of the hour cataloging new species of space fungus or analyzing sensor readings to figure out how the nebula's composition varies slightly from the one they ran across in the previous episode.

Captain Clark: You can see from the spectral analysis that this nebula contains trace amounts of argon and neon.

Mr. Spork: Intriguing Captain, and very logical. Ensign Kalashnikov, please read off the wavelength of each spectral line for me again, and run us through the statistical mechanical calculations for a relativistic ideal gas so that we can compare those predictions to our observations.

Ensign Kalashnikov: *sigh* Vy do I haave to do theez for eevery neebula vee see?!
 
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  • #34
Megaquark said:
Can you imagine how boring those episodes would be? Typical episode: they follow orders, have no adventure, then spend the rest of the hour cataloging new species of space fungus or analyzing sensor readings to figure out how the nebula's composition varies slightly from the one they ran across in the previous episode.

Perhaps I need to start a thread dedicated to all the things I dislike about the Star Trek Franchise. The Dominion War in particular annoys me.
 
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  • #35
Khatti said:
They didn't make programs about the people who actually obeyed orders.
Yup! I have heard (and made myself) this statement many times about Star Trek.

There's a hundred other starships whose tale they did not tell.

Like there's been a thousand Greek Kings beside Alexander the Great whose tale they did not tell.
 
  • #37
I'd like to see the giant crab monsters Wells wrote about.
 

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