Sanoski
April 19th, 2008, 03:23 PM
A detour beckons. Take an excursion from the mundane and think creatively for a moment. Lets envision a different world. To make it interesting, we'll say in this world there is no death. Everyone lives forever. Ignore obvious problems, like population, etc. This is just for fun.
At some point in the future, mankind achieves utopia. No evil, no death, everyones happy. Everyone goes on learning for all eternity, and you never forget anything unless you want to. There is no money. All our needs are taken care of by an anonymous magic fairy. We have a nice house, full of food, and we're never sick. Thanks to the anonymous fairy; we just go on about our daily lives with no worries.
Since there is no need for money, everyone just pursues the things they've always wanted to. Try to understand the implications here. If all people were only doing what they enjoyed, and money wasn't an issue, then all jobs would be done the best they could, because all the people doing them would want to do them. Not simply because they were forced into it for the money.
Granted, it's a rather silly sounding fantasy, but here's a question. What do you think such a dramatic change in humanity would cause in the technology would? Where would you see things go from there?Remember, there's no such thing as licensing anymore. As a side note: If you woke up tomorrow and this was your reality, what would you do next?
The reason I ask is because I'm writing a theoretical report on dramatic shifts in human culture, and I need some outside perspective.
At some point in the future, mankind achieves utopia. No evil, no death, everyones happy. Everyone goes on learning for all eternity, and you never forget anything unless you want to. There is no money. All our needs are taken care of by an anonymous magic fairy. We have a nice house, full of food, and we're never sick. Thanks to the anonymous fairy; we just go on about our daily lives with no worries.
Since there is no need for money, everyone just pursues the things they've always wanted to. Try to understand the implications here. If all people were only doing what they enjoyed, and money wasn't an issue, then all jobs would be done the best they could, because all the people doing them would want to do them. Not simply because they were forced into it for the money.
Granted, it's a rather silly sounding fantasy, but here's a question. What do you think such a dramatic change in humanity would cause in the technology would? Where would you see things go from there?Remember, there's no such thing as licensing anymore. As a side note: If you woke up tomorrow and this was your reality, what would you do next?
The reason I ask is because I'm writing a theoretical report on dramatic shifts in human culture, and I need some outside perspective.