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"Life in high-density civilization will require privacy sacrifices"
Japan?
"They've actually made wearing a tracking tag a rewarding experience. Of course it's entirely voluntary, keeping count of entrants and exits can be justified as a safety measure, and it saves you from having to carry cash around in your swimsuit ... but, but, tagging...After you stop spluttering with indignation, you realize that it's an inevitable part of this package..." I am still waiting for this experience, wher…
The future has less power than expected. From the beginnings of the industrial revolution up to the first oil crisis, new energy sources were discovered, exploited, and scaled up. Space travel requires insanely high power levels, and it was assumed back in the 1950s that those were coming. They weren't. In the last 50 years, there have been no new power sources. We're still mostly on oil, coal, natural gas, and hydro…
When I read the intro, I thought he's going to write about modern luxury cruise ships.... not too far off.
This. If you've never been on the Oasis of the Seas (or her sister ship, the Allure) it's worth checking out. Not nearly as dystopian as the article imagines.
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Japan?
To a certain extent. Did you see patio11's recent article talking about how his bank manager knew when he was dating and considered this part of his job , his landlord kicked him out when he quit his job, your company will arrange housing and marriage interviews for you?
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Speaking as an American, he seems to have that stereotypical European pessimism about human nature, which is a big turn off to me. (I realize these stereotypes are just stereotypes... I mention them here because they seem to fit well.)
Wow. You've managed to generalize across 300 million people in one go. Congratulations, that has to be a record. If you're aware that your stereotypes are just stereotypes could you try a little harder next time? Nothing worse than being aware of the failings of your arguments but using them anyway.
Your comment is not only wrong, it's rude. I'm disappointed and a bit alarmed.
I'm getting tired of this hateful bashing here on HN. I'm really sorry to see it from the old guard. You've been here a long time, so have I.