Desrtopa comments on Discussion: Ideas for a Lesswrongian anticipation Sci-Fi set in 2060 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Desrtopa 15 July 2011 02:25:12PM 2 points [-]

Now do we or do we not have flying cars and jetpacks?

We have those things, but then we don't have them.

If you want to make a story that sounds plausible, try and consider not just "would this technology work?" but "if we could make this, would we use it?" Consider the other things we'd be able to make if we could make that particular technology.