firefinga
Well-known member
To look for "future" in products of popular culture IMO won't get you that far. Sci Fi? I am in my mid30s now and haven't read any current SciFi for 15-20 years so I wouldn't know anything about it.
The few times I am personally confronted with "future" I didnt ask for it's "promises" - 2 examples:
High Definition TV or smartphones.
I couldn't care less about the first, and not much about the latter. I don't have a HD TV set and don't plan on buying one any time soon. Smartphone I got one, bc I need a mobile phone for my job and my old one finally died on me after 9 years.
Next thing: 3D cinema. I am a movie buff and couldn't care less either. It's a bloody gimmick that doesnt make any movie better IMO.
Popmusic and the "future"? In popmusic it's often about the immediate future more than anything else, meaning as a listener I (used to) be lal excited about the question "Now, with what will they come up next?". This is certainly gone to a great extent, and there might be many combined reasons for this.
So, me thinks the future indeed isn't promising much worth waiting for/working towards it these days
The few times I am personally confronted with "future" I didnt ask for it's "promises" - 2 examples:
High Definition TV or smartphones.
I couldn't care less about the first, and not much about the latter. I don't have a HD TV set and don't plan on buying one any time soon. Smartphone I got one, bc I need a mobile phone for my job and my old one finally died on me after 9 years.
Next thing: 3D cinema. I am a movie buff and couldn't care less either. It's a bloody gimmick that doesnt make any movie better IMO.
Popmusic and the "future"? In popmusic it's often about the immediate future more than anything else, meaning as a listener I (used to) be lal excited about the question "Now, with what will they come up next?". This is certainly gone to a great extent, and there might be many combined reasons for this.
So, me thinks the future indeed isn't promising much worth waiting for/working towards it these days