21st Century: a bit disappointing so far

We’re 10 years into the 21st Century, and by now, we’re supposed to be owners of flying cars, and living lives of leisure because robots are supposed to be doing all the work. And we’ll all live for hundreds of years because we can grow new bodies.

What the fuck happened? Because right now, it turns out that modern diesel cars are cleaner and cheaper to run than electric (don’t even mention hydrogen), and we’re all working harder for less coin because we’re all scared of losing our jobs. Not only that, but it seems that the world’s governments are regressing into xenophobic isolationists, last witnessed in the aftermath of WW1. Actually, it’s worse than that, because we’re now supplying modern weaponry to people who thought chucking rocks at each other a few decades ago was all-out war. Now they can use AK47s. Argh.

Look, I’m not complaining (much), but I really need today’s futurologists to just be a bit more realistic for the sake of future generations.

Maybe we should start predicting that by the 22nd Century, we’ll all be living in caves and hunting each other for food. That, or we’ll become pets for those damned dirty apes.

Anyway. Think happy thoughts, and be grateful for what you have, because it’s better than being raped and shot in the doodah by a 12 year old child soldier.