We missed the eugenics wars of the 1990s and the nuclear wars of the 2020s so far, and the 2024 Bell Riots in San Francisco. I do agree it will get worse, but not to the degree seen in The Star Trek Universe.
That would cause an actual class war where the slave class (not the owner class) revolts against the owner class
For short-term wins I’d go with Neal Asher’s “Polity” civilization as at some point in the 20th Century, the AI just decides to take over and become benevolent rulers.
No societal collapse required.
But also a higher risk of enslavement by giant sentient crabs. Your call.
Haven’t read any of those in an age. I liked it! Sentient wasps was fun, but a billion-year-old malevolent pseudo-virus that rapidly turned you into a military agent of an ancient and hugely destructive race was… less so.
Jokes on you, it’s Star Trek in the year 2025. It’s about to get a lot worse before it gets better.
We missed the eugenics wars of the 1990s and the nuclear wars of the 2020s so far, and the 2024 Bell Riots in San Francisco. I do agree it will get worse, but not to the degree seen in The Star Trek Universe.
That would cause an actual class war where the slave class (not the owner class) revolts against the owner class
For short-term wins I’d go with Neal Asher’s “Polity” civilization as at some point in the 20th Century, the AI just decides to take over and become benevolent rulers.
No societal collapse required.
But also a higher risk of enslavement by giant sentient crabs. Your call.
Haven’t read any of those in an age. I liked it! Sentient wasps was fun, but a billion-year-old malevolent pseudo-virus that rapidly turned you into a military agent of an ancient and hugely destructive race was… less so.