Subj : Strange New Worlds - personal info
To   : Ogg
From : Atari8Guy
Date : Wed Jun 28 2023 01:12:26

On 25 Jun 23  14:59:00 Ogg wrote...

OO> Hello SirRonmit!
OO> 
OO> ** On Sunday 25.06.23 - 08:19, SirRonmit wrote to Avon:
OO> 
OO>  S> I know most of the Human race doesn't care to care .. if that
OO>  S> makes sense, but as with any Futuristic Human Existence SciFi
OO>  S> show/movie says, "we need a fundamental change in our
OO>  S> thoughts/society for us to continue to move forward and survive."
OO>  S> - or something like that .. I'm not one of those guys that is
OO>  S> left or right, but more in the middle -- live and let live -- 
OO> 
OO> Do unto others as you would have them do unto you seems to be  
OO> consistent with that approach.
OO> 
OO>  
OO>  S> however, I hate (strongly dislike) those that hurt others on
OO>  S> purpose (hackers, thieves, elected officials, local used car
OO>  S> dealers, etc. LOL) .. It is still all about $$$$ no matter what
OO>  S> country you live in and that is what I agree with that needs to
OO>  S> change. If a couple countries can get together to advance the
OO>  S> Space Program - that is a step in the right direction (albeit not
OO>  S> enough because they more than likely still haven't been able to
OO>  S> understand or fix their local issues, etc.) .. 
OO> 
OO> Humans will just take their problems to outerspace. Nothing   will
OO> change.  Corruption and greed will follow.
OO> 
OO>  
OO>  S> My upbringing was typical Single Mom, No Father, etc.etc.etc., so
OO>  S> I already had my perceptions of the world by the time I hit high
OO>  S> school. Then, I joined the Military and was sent around the world
OO>  S> and that opened my eyes more - love how some countries take care
OO>  S> of their young/elders alike .. while the middle seems to be like
OO>  S> most any other country (including my own). 
OO> 
OO> Buttom-line: family helps family, that works.  With families   torn
OO> apart by travel and work, the family-unit is broken.
OO> 
OO>  
OO>  S> Now today's world: I would sound like my grandfather in regards
OO>  S> to things like Twitter/Facebook/Reddit, etc. Humans are sooooo
OO>  S> into I NEED MORE LIKES that they can't live in the real world or
OO>  S> deal with reality when the power goes out. I liked BLACK MIRROR
OO>  S> for those reasons as well, if anyone has seen that series. 
OO> 
OO> BM posits some interesting concerns with proposed technologies.
OO> 
OO> I really liked the one episode that was a cool cat-n-mouse type  
OO> story where the "victim" tries to outsmart the attacker. it was  
OO> very intense at times. I can't saw much more unless I mention  
OO> spoilers.  I think it was S4 E4
OO> 
OO>  
OO>  S> Sorry to go way off topic, but I just wanted to give a little
OO>  S> feedback as to why I was so interested in the show for personal
OO>  S> reasons -- not to mention I have been a SciFi Geek since I was a
OO>  S> pre-Teen. 
OO> 
OO> I think sci-fi is a genre that authors/writers explore and   propose
OO> their philosophical ideas and emote commentary on   society as well.
OO> 
OO> --- OpenXP 5.0.57  * Origin: Ogg's WestCoast Point (21:4/106.21) 

To which Atari8Guy replies...

So I've been reading Marcus Aurelias journals and what not, and humans
haven't changed in 2000 years, I don't think we are going to now and they
are just the entrenched interests to stop us.  We would need a world
altering event, and I'm not even sure that would do it.

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