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Because at the end of the 20th century, anything seemed possible. As it turns out in the 21th century, it is.

by tybris 17y ago

tomjen2 17y ago
That reminds me of a sucky, sucky introduction book to C++ I once brought. The only thing worth remembering was the introduction dedication. It read: "To all the children of the twenty-first century, if you can dream it, you can make it happen" I intend to prove them right and all the nay sayers wrong. Fuck pessimism, it is no fun.
WorkerBee 17y ago
Anything's possible? I'd like a stable global economy, a drastic reduction in worldwide poverty, crime and inequality and increase in education. A permanent moonbase, a Mars mission, and a global program to massively prioritise the green technologies and other measures needed to halt anthropogenic climate change. Those aren't even hard. And they are necessary. Except, they don't seem to be possible and you seem to be not paying attention.
- tybris 17y ago
  No, I'm not paying attention, because I understand how the media system works. It's meant to play on your emotions. Not on the truth. If you're patient and realistic, the world is a nice place. http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/4508 http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/4508 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Educational_attainment.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Educational_attainment.jpg http://www.enn.com/energy/article/37908 http://www.enn.com/energy/article/37908 http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/ http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/12/061204-moon-base.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/12/061204-moon-... Just give it enough time. The economy will recover, as will NASA's budget. Crime will keep falling. The "third world" is shrinking rapidly. Population growth will come to a halt. Renewable energy is already the primary source in some countries. Nature will adapt to the changing environment. etc. It's just the information age that's bothering you, you're letting things get to your mind.

Because at the end of the 20th century, anything seemed possible. As it turns out in the 21th century, it is.

by tybris 17y ago

Because at the end of the 20th century, anything seemed possible. As it turns out in the 21th century, it is.

That reminds me of a sucky, sucky introduction book to C++ I once brought. The only thing worth remembering was the introduction dedication. It read: "To all the children of the twenty-first century, if you can dream it, you can make it happen" I intend to prove them right and all the nay sayers wrong. Fuck pessimism, it is no fun.

WorkerBee 17y ago

Anything's possible? I'd like a stable global economy, a drastic reduction in worldwide poverty, crime and inequality and increase in education. A permanent moonbase, a Mars mission, and a global program to massively prioritise the green technologies and other measures needed to halt anthropogenic climate change. Those aren't even hard. And they are necessary. Except, they don't seem to be possible and you seem to be not paying attention.

tybris 17y ago
No, I'm not paying attention, because I understand how the media system works. It's meant to play on your emotions. Not on the truth. If you're patient and realistic, the world is a nice place. http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/4508 http://www.voxeu.org/index.php?q=node/4508 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Educational_attainment.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Educational_attainment.jpg http://www.enn.com/energy/article/37908 http://www.enn.com/energy/article/37908 http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/ http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/ http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/12/061204-moon-base.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/12/061204-moon-... Just give it enough time. The economy will recover, as will NASA's budget. Crime will keep falling. The "third world" is shrinking rapidly. Population growth will come to a halt. Renewable energy is already the primary source in some countries. Nature will adapt to the changing environment. etc. It's just the information age that's bothering you, you're letting things get to your mind.