Why couldn't the 21st Century have turned out like this?

[Siri137]

How did it all go so horribly wrong? :'(

[DJB72]

Give it time. AI is still learning to tell us how shit tastes, what to wear and how to date. Opening the pod bay doors is beyond Hal right now, but don't worry - He'll be back...

[pierre7i]

2001: A Space Odyssey is so far the greatest sci-fi film ever made (imho !)

[LaurenM1997]

The internet messed our life’s up with fake stuff online

[slatyb]

We do have a space station, but not as big as that.

[Siri137]

We have two, actually, and one of them is Chinese.

[exitseven]

People usually try for the lowest common denominator. The future will be less like Star Trek and more like Mad Max.

[NathanDavis]

because... reality

[Siri137]

That doesn't answer the question. Why couldn't reality have turned out better than what we ended up with?

[NathanDavis]

because idealizing fantasy will never be close to reality

[Siri137]

It's not a fantasy though. You think space travel is fantasy?

[NathanDavis]

space travel fantasy is indeed fantasy... reaching the nearby orbits is a reality

[Siri137]

Half the effort is expended in getting into orbit. If we can make it that far, the rest isn't too hard. What is lacking is the interest, the funding, the political will. Not the technology or expertise.

[NathanDavis]

lmfao... talking about idealization

[Siri137]

But I'm right.

[NathanDavis]

okay... how much of a budget do you need

[RetroReviews]

The internet ruined the world

[Anonymous]

Instead we have "My pronouns are They/Them"

[Siri137]

We have crazy people running the world. So depressing! :(