Blackhorse_Six Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Howdy Folks A few weeks ago, Blackhorse_Three posed the following questions on the WOT forum ... In your opinion, will the future of man be more like Gene Rodenberry's utopian vision, or more like the dystopian universe of Warhammer 40k? If you were to put some of the great science fiction stories of the future (or of a galaxy a long time ago and far, far away) on the timeline of human societal evolution, how would you do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khand-e Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Oh here we go.... Also, Firefly/Serenity clearly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 First, this belongs in fiction. Second, this is a retarded topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhorse_Six Posted January 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 First, this belongs in fiction. Second, this is a retarded topic. Sorry ... I'm new here Don't reckon that I'll ever make that mistake again. What with you being Admin and all, I'm sure you can move it to the appropriate location? Or Delete it ... It is your house, after all ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Maybe rephrase it? "Would the future be more like Star Trek or WH40K" is a silly question, but you're probably getting at something more specific that could be a good topic. Like, "do you think the future will get less or more violent?" Am I on the right track?I'll move it in a bit, currently wrestling with my display drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhorse_Six Posted January 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 I'm aiming at society in general ... Violence is a given. It is who we are ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 I think Star Trek's super happy post scarcity space utopia is unrealistic, but assuming we get our asses off the planet the future's probably gonna be closer to that than 40k. As a general trend, life has been continuing to get better as time goes on (with a few hiccups), and I don't see any intrinsic reason why that won't be true in the future barring a catastrophic lack of resources or major (multiplanetary) catastrophe. FWIW I'm not really a fan of Star Trek or 40k, though the new Trek movies aren't terrible attempts at action movies set in space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 I think Star Trek's super happy post scarcity space utopia is unrealistic This is why Deep Space Nine was the best series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackhorse_Six Posted January 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Okay ... With the expression "Things come full circle" in mind, do you think that we might go from Star Trek to 40k as we expand our galactic presence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 I demand a society filled with discoveries of new planets that are based entirely on what costumes and sets are leftover from the Desilu Studios backlot. A future with a Western world. A Nazi planet. A Roman Empire planet. A 1920s gangster planet. A Greek god planet. This intermingled with scantily clad women and mid-1960s morality plays. Blackhorse_Six, RobotMinisterofTrueKorea and Jeeps_Guns_Tanks 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanagandr Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Fully automated luxury gay space communism Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 I think we are more on the way to Blade Runner, in that we will be making androids to do dirty work in all its forms at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 uh excuse me Blade Runner had replicants not androids <insert 5,000 word rant here> Blackhorse_Six, T___A, SuperComrade and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanagandr Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 I think we are more on the way to Blade Runner, in that we will be making androids to do dirty work in all its forms at some point. Fully automated luxury gay space communism SergeantMatt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 In 50 years the future will look like Soylent Green. In 100 years the future will look like The Ultimate Warrior In 300 years the future will look like Zardoz Blackhorse_Six, RobotMinisterofTrueKorea and Donward 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeeps_Guns_Tanks Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 In 50 years the future will look like Soylent Green. In 100 years the future will look like The Ultimate Warrior In 300 years the future will look like Zardoz WIN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priory_of_Sion Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Mad Max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturgeon Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 I think we are more on the way to Blade Runner, in that we will be making androids to do dirty work in all its forms at some point. I agree. If you don't believe that we're flying headlong into the dystopian (trump???) cyberpunk future, then just look at the 2017 Honda Civic: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Snow Crash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxn Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Howdy Folks A few weeks ago, Blackhorse_Three posed the following questions on the WOT forum ... In your opinion, will the future of man be more like Gene Rodenberry's utopian vision, or more like the dystopian universe of Warhammer 40k? If you were to put some of the great science fiction stories of the future (or of a galaxy a long time ago and far, far away) on the timeline of human societal evolution, how would you do it? Why not both? https://1d4chan.org/wiki/Setting:Brighthammer_40,000/2nd_edition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxn Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 As to the actual future we're heading into: my bet is on a 100-200 years of cyberpunk followed by ???. Sturgeon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 The real question is whether people in the future will wear fur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxn Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 You know that every time you link to a PETA story you kill a puppy, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter_Sobchak Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 I tried to steer this thread in the direction of awesome 70's sci fi films and you had to go and direct it toward PETA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donward Posted January 31, 2017 Report Share Posted January 31, 2017 18 minutes ago, Walter_Sobchak said: I tried to steer this thread in the direction of awesome 70's sci fi films and you had to go and direct it toward PETA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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