As someone old enough to remember when trying to make a doctor's appointment, or any appointment at all -- car repair, insurance claim, dinner reservation -- did not include screaming "representative" over and over, I worry that when the last baby boomer dies nobody will have any idea how good things were before robots replaced people, when obesity was frowned upon, when there were just two genders and when only intelligent people ran for political office. (Ha!)
Oddly enough, despite technological advances supposedly improving all our lives, life has gotten worse. Who cares if a booster rocket can safely return to its launch pad when suicides, fatal drug overdoses, gun violence and mental illness continue to increase? And as for that rocket, who knows how bad things will have gotten by the time we settle on Mars?
It's doubtful humans will make it to Mars if we continue feeding our children Fruit Loops, Honey Smacks, Marshmallow Fruity Pebbles, Chocolate Marshmallow Mateys, Cookies & Creme Krispies and Chocolatey Chip Eggo Waffles for breakfast. Will all our future astronauts be diabetic?
Just wondering.
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