The very concept that a generation of folks spend so many years basically doing nothing instead of becoming more technologically advanced pisses me off. Like, I know the implication is "they did and weren't happy" or something but fuck that that's so fucking stupid.
Is this the amount of imagination that others have? maybe the point was to be really sad but it just makes me like
irrationally angry.

"yeah idk there's nothing out there so whatever"
???? terraform some shit? engineer worlds?
fucking..
maybe...
spend a few centuries developing some creativity?
"The point is to be complacent with things and play"
fuck no
fuck that
ARGH.
How fucking depressing and infuriating

@Oneironott They found the tech to live forever and avoid accidental death. There were no more people being born and thus the need to expand wasn't there. It seems like *every* human pursuit at that point is a game, I don't see any suggestions people are hungry or wanting beyond avoiding ennui. Ultimately, when you don't need somewhere to go and you've found nothing exciting looking... Play is what you have left?

@IrisKalmia I mean yeah
But like
My idea of play is certainly not 'everything stays the same forever' and the idea that it is just sort of strikes this visceral horror note in me

@IrisKalmia I get The Story and Football and etc etc etc but still. It's just.. how it hits me isn't apparently the same as others.

@Oneironott The fact it was all from the perspective of 20th century probes that gained awareness and were dealing with the loss of purpose kinda just... struck me well? It started from such a brilliant note I couldn't mind it. Also lacking the *needs* of this body and the constraints added by time would... Make me mind it a lot less. I'd be healthy, I could sleep without shame... A day spent doing fuck all but playing with cups, water and a laser pointer wouldn't break me?