It is the near future, say 50 to 100 years from now. Technology has advanced to the point where your phone is cleverer than you are. Very few people need to work as nearly everything is done by machines. Improvements in medical science mean that everyone has near perfect health and can look forward to living a very long time.
The bad news is that the Earth is very crowded. Hyperpopulation has led to very crowded cities.
Crowded cities. No work to do. Perfect health. Lots of technology.
So just what are you going to do with yourself all day? How would you survive and thrive when you can do almost anything but there is next to nothing that you need to do.
I'd like to think that I would become a superhero. The full Monty = a costume, a mask and a cape.
Well, when you've lived to 145 you have probably tried everything else.
It is the near future, say 50 to 100 years from now. Technology has advanced to the point where your phone is cleverer than you are. Very few people need to work as nearly everything is done by machines. Improvements in medical science mean that everyone has near perfect health and can look forward to living a very long time.
The bad news is that the Earth is very crowded. Hyperpopulation has led to very crowded cities.
Crowded cities. No work to do. Perfect health. Lots of technology.
So just what are you going to do with yourself all day? How would you survive and thrive when you can do almost anything but there is next to nothing that you need to do.
I'd like to think that I would become a superhero. The full Monty = a costume, a mask and a cape.
Well, when you've lived to 145 you have probably tried everything else.
Hero is a 10,000 word short story.
Hero