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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.
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"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
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@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?
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@Oneironott @IrisKalmia
There is a book called The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia. It is a send up of the tale of the Grasshopper and the Ant. It argued that the core of human endeavor, is play. Meaning comes, from play. The pursuit of knowledge, power, life and liberty that currently permiate our existence are only a result of scarcity. Once that is removed and people no longer seek external validation, they will turn to play for the love of it.
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@Irick @IrisKalmia That I dig :)
