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And what about technotopia?
"And that's your guiding star, isn't it? What's of use."
- Dr. Simon Tam, in Serenity
"Have you ever wondered how we will be remembered a thousand years from now, when we are as remote as Charlemagne? Many [technophiles] would be satisfied with a list that includes the following: the technoscientific revolution continued, globalized, and unstoppable; computer capacity approaching that of the human brain; robotic auxiliaries proliferating; cells rebuilt from molecules; space colonized; population growth slackening; the world democratized; international trade accelerated; people better fed and healthier than ever before; life span stretched; religion holding firm."
- E. O. Wilson, The Future of Life, Chapter 6
One libertarian technophile named Charles Stross recently published a novel, Accelerando, envisioning a near future that closely matches these predictions. It's certainly not a standard take on radical optimism, though. ( read more )
- Dr. Simon Tam, in Serenity
"Have you ever wondered how we will be remembered a thousand years from now, when we are as remote as Charlemagne? Many [technophiles] would be satisfied with a list that includes the following: the technoscientific revolution continued, globalized, and unstoppable; computer capacity approaching that of the human brain; robotic auxiliaries proliferating; cells rebuilt from molecules; space colonized; population growth slackening; the world democratized; international trade accelerated; people better fed and healthier than ever before; life span stretched; religion holding firm."
- E. O. Wilson, The Future of Life, Chapter 6
One libertarian technophile named Charles Stross recently published a novel, Accelerando, envisioning a near future that closely matches these predictions. It's certainly not a standard take on radical optimism, though. ( read more )