I was recently struck by the idea that sci fi isn’t very realistic. I actually think this all the time. Whenever I see non-cyborg humans and stuff, I’m like, why wouldn’t they just have robots doing that, and such. But this time the thought lead me to a different conclusion.<\/p>\n
You know how we have first world problems? Like, right now I have the problem that because I mounted my TV on the other side of the living room I can only use wireless to hook my PS3 to the network so I can’t watch HD streamed from the computer without it being kinda choppy. It’s just ruining my evening. See how that’s a lame problem compared to fighting for survival in my cave, or doing battle w\/ swords, or all the problems they had back in the day? That issue will only continue into the future. So really sci-fi plot arcs should revolve around issues that seem ridiculously meaningless and shallow to us. Like maybe someone’s ipod femto breaks for 2 minutes or something and the main character has to listen to the sounds around him. And he gets so upset he sues Apple for a bajillion credits for damages, etc etc.<\/p>\n
It’s the future!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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