KnightInShiningArmorDis92
Mouseketeer
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I remember the early 2010s as a much more exciting and optimistic time.
But looking back I find it sad there didn't seem like much of an appetite to commit to accomplishing big things.
The transcontinental railroad, built with exploited Chinese workers, the Wright Flyer, the Model T, FDR's programs during "The Great Depression", the WW2 mobilization, the interstate highway system, yes I know it bulldozed minority neighborhoods, the civil rights movement, and the Apollo program which inspired the environmental movement and laws with Apollo 8's "Earthrise" photo and greatly accelerated the development of computer technology.
How about accomplishing massive achievements without exclusion and exploitation?
Looking back I feel that American society should committed to a massive new achievement at the beginning of the 2010s.
I own a nice suburban house in a gated community, a German made car, and go on nice vacations every year, Life is good enough already, so why dream of a Star Trek like future?
I own a huge mansion, a Italian sports car, a yacht, a private jet, and go on exotic vacations each year, I'm at the top of the world, so why dream of a Star Trek like future?
Why be excited for the next stage of human space programs when I can be excited for the next Mass Effect or Halo game?
I am struggling to get by, so I don't have time for pie in the sky dreams(much more justified).
But still we should have made an effort to dream and not let many social problems became as big as they became.
During the early 2010s "The Expanse" should have had a much better marketing campaign.
But at the same time there should have been another sci fi show but this time with a portrayal of a future world that is much more optimistic.
The trailers of both would also be showed immediately after the end of Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead episodes and along with movie trailers shown before the biggest movies at the movie theaters.
And perhaps that would have inspired more people to wonder about what the future could be like even if they didn't go on to watch those shows.
But looking back I find it sad there didn't seem like much of an appetite to commit to accomplishing big things.
The transcontinental railroad, built with exploited Chinese workers, the Wright Flyer, the Model T, FDR's programs during "The Great Depression", the WW2 mobilization, the interstate highway system, yes I know it bulldozed minority neighborhoods, the civil rights movement, and the Apollo program which inspired the environmental movement and laws with Apollo 8's "Earthrise" photo and greatly accelerated the development of computer technology.
How about accomplishing massive achievements without exclusion and exploitation?
Looking back I feel that American society should committed to a massive new achievement at the beginning of the 2010s.
I own a nice suburban house in a gated community, a German made car, and go on nice vacations every year, Life is good enough already, so why dream of a Star Trek like future?
I own a huge mansion, a Italian sports car, a yacht, a private jet, and go on exotic vacations each year, I'm at the top of the world, so why dream of a Star Trek like future?
Why be excited for the next stage of human space programs when I can be excited for the next Mass Effect or Halo game?
I am struggling to get by, so I don't have time for pie in the sky dreams(much more justified).
But still we should have made an effort to dream and not let many social problems became as big as they became.
During the early 2010s "The Expanse" should have had a much better marketing campaign.
But at the same time there should have been another sci fi show but this time with a portrayal of a future world that is much more optimistic.
The trailers of both would also be showed immediately after the end of Game of Thrones and The Walking Dead episodes and along with movie trailers shown before the biggest movies at the movie theaters.
And perhaps that would have inspired more people to wonder about what the future could be like even if they didn't go on to watch those shows.
