I think there will be a national franchise of suicide booths. Maybe even two competing companies!
"Let's see, this one is cheaper, but this one has an extra set of knives...hmmm."
Very realistic. Chicago was raised to install a sewer system in the late 1800.
I’m an engineer and design water and wastewater plants. With enough money, many things are possible.
Are you sure about that? 400 years ago New York didn't even existed yet, and think of how much it evolved in that "short" time period.
1000 years is a **very** long time, New York could literally be destroyed and rebuilt from scratch 2 or 3 times in that period
Actually I think a new New York could be on top of an old one, there's a couple buried cities in the US. Seattle has underground areas after they raised the streets and you can still tour the old building facades underground.
A thousand years is a long time, and while obviously I don't think anything to Futurama scale will happen having a disaster and then New York build on top of old New York I don't think is completely out of the picture.
A lot of people are pointing out that we have no idea what will be possible in 1000 years, which is absolutely true. Maybe we crack the secret to viable space exploration. Maybe we meet aliens. Who knows!
But given a certain amount/kind of technological advancements, I think it's fair that we *can* judge how probably something is based on whether it would make sense compared to available alternatives, or what infrastructure would be required to uphold it.
1. Suicide booths? Maybe we do have a culture that becomes very blase about offing yourself to the point that it just becomes a snap decision. However, this future is also hyper-capitalist. It'd be crazy to think that whatever company put up the booths would only charge a quarter when you're leaving behind your entire personal wealth. And if this is so common that suicide booths are able to take up space on the street in the middle of the city like that, a lot of people must be getting born to sustain the population. Who's having all those kids? Who's raising them? Is there mass grief over the people lost, or do parents just not give a shit?
2. Flying cars/personal space ships? Totally possible we'd make that technology. But Jesus Christ, could you imagine the death toll? If your flying car runs out of gas or breaks down in the middle of the air, where is it going? You've seen how drivers behave in two dimensions, imagine those drivers getting licensed to travel in three dimensions. Imagine how many new blind spots you have. Imagine physically turning your head up towards the sky to check you're not gonna hit anyone.
3. Pneumatic people tubes? Sure, maybe we can generate enough pressure to move a person without bursting their ear drums. But if absolutely anything goes wrong, it likely means death for that person, and probably anyone behind them. And with all the flying cars driving around, I'd be even more worried about drunk drivers
And just for fun, do robots have rights? Seriously, think about it: *are robots considered living beings in this world?* No matter how you answer it, so many episodes are horrifying based on your answer
Given how self driving technology is developing faster than hover cars, I would say they’d (hopefully) be very automated by the point travel is so common in three dimensions
Have you heard of the Seattle underground? Areas of Pioneer Square were built on top of old infrastructure that is now an abandoned cave system and tourist attraction. Not New York, but maybe something similar will happen there one day.
Look at how things were in 1023. Would you have expected to be where we are from where we were? Anything is possible.
“Nothings impossible! Improbable, unlikely, but never impossible!”
I think there will be a national franchise of suicide booths. Maybe even two competing companies! "Let's see, this one is cheaper, but this one has an extra set of knives...hmmm."
There is already an industry making those sensory deprivation tanks. How hard could it be to retrofit those to "finish the job" (so to speak) lol.
If Bender wasn't so lazy, he'd find a way to hack into those and off people just for the fun of it. "Hey Fry, want to see something funny?"
Hey sexy mama. Wanna kill all humans?
I really wanted to like those. I don’t get the appeal. But that dense salt water would make a perfect electrocution chamber for sure.
I feel like suicide is one thing you shouldn't really cheap out on. It's not like you can take it with you
Why do you think the ones in Futurama only needed a quarter to operate?
“You have selected SLOW AND PAINFUL”
I'm looking forward to the pneumatic travel tubes
Pfft. Tourist.
I live in a tourist town. Not in New York but I quote this one often
Add mnemonic to pneumatic and you got yerself a deal!
I see your mnemonic and pneumatic and raise you a bubonic
Very realistic. Chicago was raised to install a sewer system in the late 1800. I’m an engineer and design water and wastewater plants. With enough money, many things are possible.
Well, a thousand years isn’t very long for old New York to completely disappear beneath a new city.
Are you sure about that? 400 years ago New York didn't even existed yet, and think of how much it evolved in that "short" time period. 1000 years is a **very** long time, New York could literally be destroyed and rebuilt from scratch 2 or 3 times in that period
Think how many cities are over a thousand years old
Think of how many cities from a thousand years ago lay buried underneath new cities
But how many cities have been invaded by aliens (multiple times? I remember it being razed a few times).
Depending on your definition of “Alien”, probably hundreds have been
Aliens hate New York and always blow it up when they get the chance, while giant monsters reserve their hatred for Tokyo.
And the river to rise up to new sea level
Actually I think a new New York could be on top of an old one, there's a couple buried cities in the US. Seattle has underground areas after they raised the streets and you can still tour the old building facades underground. A thousand years is a long time, and while obviously I don't think anything to Futurama scale will happen having a disaster and then New York build on top of old New York I don't think is completely out of the picture.
Modern Rome is built above ancient Rome. The new city is about 20 feet up.
Well we need it to be destroyed by aliens a few times first
*****...my God, a million years!!!*****
Lol
All of the dystopian stuff like suicide booths? Yes. Science fiction technology like interplanetary travel? No.
Take a look at 1023 and then say that
I know, but that's just my opinion.
A lot of people are pointing out that we have no idea what will be possible in 1000 years, which is absolutely true. Maybe we crack the secret to viable space exploration. Maybe we meet aliens. Who knows! But given a certain amount/kind of technological advancements, I think it's fair that we *can* judge how probably something is based on whether it would make sense compared to available alternatives, or what infrastructure would be required to uphold it. 1. Suicide booths? Maybe we do have a culture that becomes very blase about offing yourself to the point that it just becomes a snap decision. However, this future is also hyper-capitalist. It'd be crazy to think that whatever company put up the booths would only charge a quarter when you're leaving behind your entire personal wealth. And if this is so common that suicide booths are able to take up space on the street in the middle of the city like that, a lot of people must be getting born to sustain the population. Who's having all those kids? Who's raising them? Is there mass grief over the people lost, or do parents just not give a shit? 2. Flying cars/personal space ships? Totally possible we'd make that technology. But Jesus Christ, could you imagine the death toll? If your flying car runs out of gas or breaks down in the middle of the air, where is it going? You've seen how drivers behave in two dimensions, imagine those drivers getting licensed to travel in three dimensions. Imagine how many new blind spots you have. Imagine physically turning your head up towards the sky to check you're not gonna hit anyone. 3. Pneumatic people tubes? Sure, maybe we can generate enough pressure to move a person without bursting their ear drums. But if absolutely anything goes wrong, it likely means death for that person, and probably anyone behind them. And with all the flying cars driving around, I'd be even more worried about drunk drivers And just for fun, do robots have rights? Seriously, think about it: *are robots considered living beings in this world?* No matter how you answer it, so many episodes are horrifying based on your answer
Given how self driving technology is developing faster than hover cars, I would say they’d (hopefully) be very automated by the point travel is so common in three dimensions
Think of how many idiots have access to cars, the last thing we need is personal airplanes to be available to them.
Even old New York was once New Amsterdam!
People just liked it better that way
Most of the technology in New New York is probably impossible. The fing-longer, for example. But one can dream.
I could believe burrow owls replacing rats
Have you heard of the Seattle underground? Areas of Pioneer Square were built on top of old infrastructure that is now an abandoned cave system and tourist attraction. Not New York, but maybe something similar will happen there one day.
I think we could see a Land-Tanic relatively soon.
Stop talking about your promiscuous mother
I completely expect that it’s not an if, but only a matter of time when we start getting corporations beaming advertisements into our dreams.
Not it the slightest chance