Stamets@lemmy.world to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world · 4 days ago"Which fictional universe would you rather live in?"lemmy.worldimagemessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1767arrow-down15
arrow-up1762arrow-down1image"Which fictional universe would you rather live in?"lemmy.worldStamets@lemmy.world to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square91fedilink
minus-squarespittingimage@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up42·4 days agoThe Culture. Which is all of the above plus friendly superintelligent AI to run it for us.
minus-squareA_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·4 days agoDing ding ding. The Culture is Star Trek ++. Gene manipulation that’s so effective you can just will yourself to change sexes, get stoned, be performance-enhanced, whatever You never have to work if you don’t want to.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up15·4 days agoIt’s so utopian most of the stories have to take place outside it, because paradise gets boring.
minus-squarespittingimage@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 days agoAnd that’s why it’s the best place to live.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 days agoOh absolutely, The Culture would be my answer too.
The Culture. Which is all of the above plus friendly superintelligent AI to run it for us.
Ding ding ding. The Culture is Star Trek ++.
Gene manipulation that’s so effective you can just will yourself to change sexes, get stoned, be performance-enhanced, whatever
You never have to work if you don’t want to.
It’s so utopian most of the stories have to take place outside it, because paradise gets boring.
And that’s why it’s the best place to live.
Oh absolutely, The Culture would be my answer too.