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[zoolander]

I'm not sure if this has been posted before. Some of the stuff covered in this presentation was covered in Vision of the future.

This video is basically an educational video about what scientists and technology developers have accomplished and plan to have accomplished by 2057.

Enjoy!

Edited by Live Forever, 12 March 2008 - 07:41 PM.

[zoolander]

Another part of the series 2057 that explores what we perhaps should expect to be in place 50 years from now

[zoolander]

Another part pf the series 2057

they getting a little cheesy

Edited by zoolander, 28 January 2008 - 12:24 PM.

[Live Forever]

Was posted here: http://www.imminst.o...o...613&hl=2057

But, it is indeed a great video series.

[spaceistheplace]

i hope to god the world portrayed in this video series never comes to pass.

[zoolander]

I totally agree spaceistheplace. I would like to see any form of technology that makes life more convenient cease production. there is too much of that now as it is. Even some of the technology designed to increase the quality of life is just another fantasy layer that helps us escape from the true nature of our existence in this moment.

I could really get past the first 3-4 minutes of the episode about The City. I think the bit where the kid was racing his 3D holographic dolphin to the hot dog stand did it for me.

[A941]

I totally agree spaceistheplace. I would like to see any form of technology that makes life more convenient cease production. there is too much of that now as it is. Even some of the technology designed to increase the quality of life is just another fantasy layer that helps us escape from the true nature of our existence in this moment.

I could really get past the first 3-4 minutes of the episode about The City. I think the bit where the kid was racing his 3D holographic dolphin to the hot dog stand did it for me.

Why are you so pesimistic, such a future would be very nice!

[Shepard]

Why are you so pesimistic, such a future would be very nice!

I have issues with a lot of futures that people long for, also. I become infuriated at the helplessness of most people today. I can't imagine how bad it will be with upcoming technology. I also find future utopias incredibely boring. I need competition and conflict in my life to keep things interesting. A world where our every need can be provided without difficulty sounds a lot like prison to me. I certainly wouldn't consider myself a Luddite as I'm definitely for certain technologies (health, safety, transportation, computing, etc.), but I can do without a robot to fold my clothes for me so that I can watch more interactive TV.

[niner]

Why are you so pesimistic, such a future would be very nice!

I have issues with a lot of futures that people long for, also. I become infuriated at the helplessness of most people today. I can't imagine how bad it will be with upcoming technology. I also find future utopias incredibely boring. I need competition and conflict in my life to keep things interesting. A world where our every need can be provided without difficulty sounds a lot like prison to me. I certainly wouldn't consider myself a Luddite as I'm definitely for certain technologies (health, safety, transportation, computing, etc.), but I can do without a robot to fold my clothes for me so that I can watch more interactive TV.

What about a robot to do the housework so that you and your kids could throw a football around, or ride bikes?

[Shepard]

What about a robot to do the housework so that you and your kids could throw a football around, or ride bikes?

The thought of having my own spawn just made me a little light-headed, but I imagine I would either have the kids fold the clothes or have a robot that threw a football with the kids.

I'm going to sit in a scalding bath.

[Shepard]

What about a robot to do the housework so that you and your kids could throw a football around, or ride bikes?

But, honestly, I don't really have trouble with situations like that. If you're using the technology to give more time for more important matters, I'm all for it. If you're using the technology because you're lazy, I get a little annoyed.

[zoolander]

Why are you so pesimistic, such a future would be very nice!

I have issues with a lot of futures that people long for, also. I become infuriated at the helplessness of most people today. I can't imagine how bad it will be with upcoming technology. I also find future utopias incredibly boring. I need competition and conflict in my life to keep things interesting. A world where our every need can be provided without difficulty sounds a lot like prison to me.

I think shepard answered that question very well.

I would like to add the following though to what you have said A941.....

Just because I wouldn't want to live in the future as shown in 2057 - the series does not mean that I am pessimistic. That's just you forcing your view of what you would like the future to be like onto me. In your opinion 2057 would be a good future to live in and I don't so therefore I am pessimistic. Meh! Whatever

I think that I am a realist. I am optimistic that society can still break free from it's lazy, desiring, easy way out mindset. Let's have a look at a few things that are caused by that mindset:

1. Obesity - laziness
2. Debt - desiring and idealistic. "Things would be so much better if........"
3. Religion = War - laziness and the easy way out. Not enough time looking in at who we are. Competing. Desiring. Brainwashed
4. and so on......

the list is endless in my opinion.

Let's flip the equation over. Instead of the world becoming a better place how about we become better people instead. We make the effort to become better people to better the world instead of waiting around for something better to come along.

<condescending tone> But that would be too hard? </condescending tone>

Edited by zoolander, 30 January 2008 - 02:12 AM.

[forever freedom]

What's interesting is that Michio Kaku, the one whose ideas these 2057 series were based, believes that Moore's Law will colapse in about 20 years, and that we will only become an "intergalactic civilization" in a hundred thousand to a million years from now.


Quite a different view from Kurzweil's.