Go Back!

            The simple picture shown above features an example of all of the types of issues the future may face. However, the picture does not target any of the issues specifically. Whether it be environmental, war, inequality problems, the picture tells me that the future may not be as bright as we want it to be. Some may take this picture as comical-- a white robed figure, old and senile, probably not taken seriously is outrageously saying that he has seen the future. I know if I were to see such a thing in real life, I would be taken back by such preposterous activity. At the same time, seeing all the happenings in the background of the picture portraying the present makes me feel like where the world has been in the past has been a good place. I've personally enjoyed living in a city with the bustling of car engines, and the nurturing of many children, and the basic down to earth feeling that people just love so much.
           It is obvious the cartoonist's motive in creating this picture. It comes down to the fact that humans always want more. It reveals that we are never content where we are and we will always continue to prosper, grow, and advance. The technique the cartoonist uses would be something along the lines of propaganda because the picture shows a man who was obviously unhappy with his findings in the so called "future" he has been to. Still, the work still gives me the feeling that we do not appreciate where we are now, and makes me re-evaluate my thoughts of being a human and where I want the human race to go.

Eureka!

The clip from Eureka, features a bizarre opening that one can tell is from the future. It is commonly associated that holographs are a thing of the future, and thus this show is the show of the future. Opening the show with a funeral showing a holograph of the dead people is definitely an advanced characteristic of the future. Another notable object of this futuristic show was the “Omni Universal Remote” that the man was using to control “everything.” Oh yes, there are such things as those now, but can they really control everything like the show says it does—things like a car and more advanced technology? How amazing would that be, to be able to sit in one spot and control everything? People would definitely end up getting fatter and not to mention lazier. The biggest part of all was this home of the future, the Smart House, as they called it. Now this is something I would love to accompany me in the future. Imagine a house can read your mind, and tend to every single thing you might want. You want to wake up to some type of alarm at a certain volume? No problem, the house will just read your mind, and wake you up just the way you want.

            There is no doubt that this show deals with the technological aspect of the future. Maybe one of the many problems that we are trying to deal with in technology is trying to make things user friendly, and as convenient as possible. There is nothing more convenient than a universal remote, or a house that does everything for you. This does however reveal one of our human flaws (if you will) which is that humans always want the easier ways out. How can we make things easier for everybody using technology? How can we make things that people don’t have to think about to use? It is absolutely one of our human flaws today because we rely so heavily on technology. Thusly, many people often imagine a future of obesity, and convenience because both go hand in hand.

            Personally, I would be one of those fat obese people, because I would love to have a personal house, as well as a universal remote… how awesome would that be?

Future: Life at Home

 

          The picture above properly named, Vintage Visions of the Future, depicts lifeforms in two spaceships that have successfully landed on the moon in view of the Earth. As the larger rocket seems to feature only a ladder to let humans get down, the smaller ship shows two pilots at the front showing that human life may migrate to another planet. This picture could possibly connect to Environmental issues in the future, but it definitely shows the advanced technology in store. Personally, I think it would be cool to live on the moon, or another planet in general. As scary as it would be, the experience would be literally unworldly. Unfortunately, not knowing whether there will be resources enough to sustain the human race would be quite a set-back. Humans would only have enough resources to sustain themselves for so long on another planet. Either way, it would be widely interesting to think about living in the future without an Earth beneath us. 

          To see the author's purpose, one would begin to question how a place like the moon (as depicted in the picture) would be enough for humans to immigrate to. It would be difficult for humans to adapt to a place portrayed in the picture, where it would be full of space rocks and matter, as a opposed to the rich Earth that we live on now. It is undeniable that the environmental issues that arise through this picture deal with a deficiency in natural resources. Eventually, the world may run out, and force us to resort to immigration to another planet. Additionally, it shows how advanced we can possibly get, looking at the mere fact that we will be able to transport people to foreign places. Surely there must be a limit though, how many people would be permitted to go? Would only the most important take priority over those who are mere citizens? How quickly one's mind can reach a dark place, imagining a future where people are fighting to get off of the planet. 

          At any rate, I still think it would be pretty awesome to be able to travel in space. It would be a childhood dream coming to reality.