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Re:In the 17th Century, Leibniz Dreamed of a Machine That Co... by johndhi on Saturday July 29, 2023 @05:47PM (#36925015)
What do we dream of now?

I've been reading 70s and 80s sci Fi and loving all of the ideas of the future they had. I don't see them today but I don't know what to read.

Re:In the 17th Century, Leibniz Dreamed of a Machine That Co... by gpderetta on Saturday July 29, 2023 @06:37PM (#36925491)
I think cyberpunk was pretty spot on?
Re:In the 17th Century, Leibniz Dreamed of a Machine That Co... by johndhi on Saturday July 29, 2023 @06:46PM (#36925593)
That's the 90s though, right? What about now?
Re:In the 17th Century, Leibniz Dreamed of a Machine That Co... by coldtea on Saturday July 29, 2023 @08:59PM (#36926568)
Now we dream of commercializing a hype for 5 years and moving to the next one.
Re:In the 17th Century, Leibniz Dreamed of a Machine That Co... by adrianN on Sunday July 30, 2023 @03:42AM (#36928810)
Don't forget sequels to hypes from the eighties.
Re:In the 17th Century, Leibniz Dreamed of a Machine That Co... by WillAdams on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:31PM (#36926794)
Mastering biological processes so that we can ensure that there is enough food for everyone (of a reasonable variety)[1] and that maybe the plants can do well and clean up our environment and make it nicer to live in?[2] Maybe to achieve long enough human lifespans that we can think of interstellar travel?[3]

1 - Hal Clements _Space Lash_, short story "Raindrop"

2 - L.E. Modesitt, Jr's The Forever Hero trilogy (as well as the "The Mechanic" from Space Lash)

3 - Poul Anderson's _The Boat of a Million Years_

Re:In the 17th Century, Leibniz Dreamed of a Machine That Co... by climb_stealth on Saturday July 29, 2023 @09:39PM (#36926846)
I'd say Ian M. Banks Culture series [0]. Arguably also written in the 90ies but it draws a bit more of a positive picture. I'd love to live in an environment like that.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_series