Quick skim as it's long past bedtime for me but I find these post apocalyptic posts, stories, movies, tv shows so binary. The Klingons want WAR. The AI's want to eradicate humanity. You know the trope. But look at us. There's a shooting war going badly (according to our press) with a nuclear armed nation. Robotics is moving forward faster than most people are paying attention to. Geneticists are beginning to solve what has been up until now, unsolvable. Yet the Earth spins beneath our feet, there are the extremely poor and extremely wealthy, and we are finding ways to feed to the increasing population of the planet. Look out, up to the sky, from 40,000 feet. Nothing is static. All is in motion, and as one brilliant man said, "Everything is relative."
We ITERATE, some faster than others. Some differently. The true apocalypse will come when we lose the planet, and let's hope we've spent the time, money, and brilliant minds on working out how to move house, protect it, or do whatever is necessary to us or it to ensure our survival.
Human life is so unique. And the prospect of the world-ending Cordyceps, while possible, seems deferrable even with our current bio-tech, let alone when it actually happens.
Thanks for reading! The fact is, I like a lot of scripted TV. But there just aren't enough hours in the day, and there are too many things that I like more than TV. When it comes to leisure time, I'd rather be reading a book (or a manga), or playing a video game, or watching NBA basketball or a movie. TV just gets bumped because it's too far down the list.
Great stuff as always. Echoes a lot of my thoughts about postapocalyptic fiction that I've had rolling around in my head for a decade.
Quick skim as it's long past bedtime for me but I find these post apocalyptic posts, stories, movies, tv shows so binary. The Klingons want WAR. The AI's want to eradicate humanity. You know the trope. But look at us. There's a shooting war going badly (according to our press) with a nuclear armed nation. Robotics is moving forward faster than most people are paying attention to. Geneticists are beginning to solve what has been up until now, unsolvable. Yet the Earth spins beneath our feet, there are the extremely poor and extremely wealthy, and we are finding ways to feed to the increasing population of the planet. Look out, up to the sky, from 40,000 feet. Nothing is static. All is in motion, and as one brilliant man said, "Everything is relative."
We ITERATE, some faster than others. Some differently. The true apocalypse will come when we lose the planet, and let's hope we've spent the time, money, and brilliant minds on working out how to move house, protect it, or do whatever is necessary to us or it to ensure our survival.
Human life is so unique. And the prospect of the world-ending Cordyceps, while possible, seems deferrable even with our current bio-tech, let alone when it actually happens.
My very tired $.02
This was fab. I’m a guzzler of post-apoc fiction, even when I know that it usually impacts my mood negatively. How come you don’t watch scripted TV? 🙃
Thanks for reading! The fact is, I like a lot of scripted TV. But there just aren't enough hours in the day, and there are too many things that I like more than TV. When it comes to leisure time, I'd rather be reading a book (or a manga), or playing a video game, or watching NBA basketball or a movie. TV just gets bumped because it's too far down the list.
That makes a lot of sense. It’s cool to know what makes you genuinely happy and follow that.
Well said.
Without going off the deep end, live today as if tomorrow might not be.
Really enjoyed this one Jayson!
Side note: I need to play Death Stranding
You really do. It's one of very few games I would recommend even to people who think they don't enjoy video games. Thank you as always for reading.