tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post3218451060836584870..comments2024-03-28T18:59:57.979+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: O Brave New World?Ketlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-72534744663667101352015-09-28T18:12:43.031+01:002015-09-28T18:12:43.031+01:00Sean,
A transitional generation differs from later...Sean,<br />A transitional generation differs from later generations accustomed to a changed society. People work for a living because they are economically compelled to, not because their lives would be empty if they had instead been brought up to do something else.<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-3376973703140590142015-09-27T16:00:13.186+01:002015-09-27T16:00:13.186+01:00Kaor, Paul!
I've been meaning to say somethin...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I've been meaning to say something about your last paragraph. While I would be delighted if an advanced, high tech culture of the future eliminated many of the evils you listed, I simply don't think MOST people will take the opportunity to explore, learn, and create. Such persons have always, always, always been a minority among humans. Most people in such a scenario will not become scholars, pure philosophers, or refined, cultured aesthetes. Rather, the situation will, alas, most likely be what we described in "Quixote And The Windmill." Boredom, frustration, despair at feeling useless, etc., will be real problems. And saying "education" will resolve such dangers is too trite and simplistic.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com