As a young adult I always assumed that humanity would eventually head towards a future that resembled the one from Star Trek. A society where we are no longer bound to personal wealth and put our energy towards improvement. Improvement of our selves, our communities, and our technological, medical, and scientific advancements.
However, as I’ve gotten older, hopefully wiser, but definitely a bit more exposed to the world we actually live in, I find that young adult me would be saddened by this reality. Instead of that picturesque future so wonderfully painted before our eyes in Star Trek, I instead see a much different world. The future is starting to instead, look more like we’ve been using the script from Idiocracy as a playbook!
In the wonderful, yet fictional world of Star Trek storyland, they tell us we will have a devastating third world war, including some harsh nuclear winters, before we collectively get our shit together and begin down a path of betterment.
Let’s hope it is a quick war…
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