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This list is going to be heavily influenced by Star Trek and other science fiction themes. Be prepared.
I wish these fictional things were real:
1) Successful Human Settlements
For example, groups of people living well on other planets or on the moons of other planets. I think our longterm chances of surviving as a species would be much higher if we had the technology to spread out in the galaxy or universe.
2) Replicators.
Imagine if we could have all of the food, medicine, medical equipments, and other necessary things for life available at the press of a button. So much human suffering could be eliminated. (I’ve already talked about the wonders of a Star Trek medical bay in a previous WWBC post, or I would have included it here as well).
3) Equality for All
My favourite types of science fiction to read and to watch are the ones that show humans solving problems that have nothing at all do with any form of prejudice based on ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, etc. because such a thing doesn’t really exist in their society anymore. If only they went into more detail about how that happened, because I’d love to see us figure it out in the current era.
4) Warp Drives
We’ll need them to travel to other solar systems!
5) Magic
I wish I really could flick a wand or perform a spell to fix many major problems.
6) Dragons
Is this at all practical? No. Do I still want them to exist in remote places on Earth where humans will hopefully leave them in peace anyway? Yes.
7) Bigfoot
See also: #6.
8) Justice
Even the worst antagonists in books are virtually always overcome eventually. In real life, not so much…but I still wish it could happen. I want peace for everyone.
Not too sure about Bigfoot, Lydia but I’m so on board with all the rest. Equality for all seems so unrealistic right now that it didn’t even cross my mind. How sad is that! If only…
Heh, no worries there. And, yeah, I hear you about equality feeling so out of reach.
Love love love your list!
3) Equality for All – I think the Star Trek universe gives a brief look into what happened: When the Vulcans detected that someone on earth had developed “warp drive” but had not yet been able to put it into use, the Vulcans came to earth and help introduce humans to life with alien contact. — Humans, allegedly, banded together and formed the Federation that included all of earth to protect our interests in the galaxy/universe.
That is such a big jump from where we are now.
Exactly!
And thank you very much. 🙂
Oddly, I also went sci-fi. Star Trek had some neat stuff. Magic is another good one.
Thank you. 🙂
These are very sensible and specific. Also I can’t help but agree with them all!
Thank you. 🙂
These are nice. I’m partial to the science fiction trope where, if humans are aware of other worlds, they realize that they and their fellow Terrans are more alike than unalike. X may speak a different language but X does *speak,* while the alien species change color, say.
Though I’m also partial to one where some of the aliens are more like some humans in some important way, and there’s a conflict of loyalties. If the aliens live sustainably and want to help end strip mining, whose side would I be on? I’d have to think it over!
These are both good tropes!
Hah! I don’t care what people say, dragons are real to me! 😍
I would love to live in a world where replicators existed and were accessible to all. Providing food, medicine, and drinking water to anyone who needs it would be such a huge improvement in the world.