Not redundant! :D The sea was (still is?) the last frontier of exploration on our own planet, so I figure they must have thought we would have sorted out all i

Not redundant! :D The sea was (still is?) the last frontier of exploration on our own planet, so I figure they must have thought we would have sorted out all its mysteries by now. They didn't know about deep sea smokers, tube worms or the Mariana Trench obviously, or that we'd still be flabbergasted by some of the things we find in the deep oceans today. A part of me thinks that technolgy will soon begin retreating to the background where it belongs. As Clarke's third law states : Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic Which means future tech will be tech without looking, sounding, feeling like tech... if that makes sense. I'm picturing an oak cabinet or chest of drawers that tell me how many socks I have remaining and that there are blue ones in the laundry. Or a kitchen that looks like it belongs in the 1930s, but has a smart fridge telling me it's time to turn over the trout in its marinade because I'll be putting it in the smoker Saturday. I think we'll see more of a return to original materials like wood, stone and steel (or modern materials that perfectly mimic it in texture and feel) all the while being "smart" (or the 2040 equivalent of what that means). We're already seeing a lot of that in our surroundings where people are becoming more nomadic with fewer possessions or multi use tools and a drive toward less "connectivity" as in people and more connectivity in gadgets. Bottom line is that no matter how "different" we imagine ourselves to be tomorrow, there's a thread of nostalgia connecting us to yesterday. That may be stronger than alloy we can invent.