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gofor42 Member
since 2000-01-23
Posts 143Arkansas |
Welcome to America, A veritable Cornucopian utopia. All your woes and worries Can be assuaged with the push of a button. Our technology is so great We don't even have to breathe anymore, We just let the machines do it (Which is good, since none of us can Breathe the toxic air here anyway). Everyone here has a car, And they all run on something called "Soylent gasoline." We're not really sure What it is, but it works great And somehow keeps the population in check. None of us have to work anymore - There are machines for that, too (Which is also good, since we've all Grown too corpulent to move ourselves around). Ah, America - land of opportunity, A glorious paradise. Welcome, my friends, To the machine. "If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing." --Kingsley Amis |
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Member Patricius
since 2000-08-30
Posts 11132San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Hey this was simply great! i loved it.... down with society is my views on life. Obviously we have to live in some sort of happy medium but within our hearts we must not conform.  I was born myself, raised myself, and will continue to be myself. The world will just have to adjust. I hate your socks. I'd like to burn them! |
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gofor42 Member
since 2000-01-23
Posts 143Arkansas |
Conformity is a big problem, but a larger, much more dangerous one, is the idea that technology can fix any problem we have. There are some people out there who honestly believe that technology will cure any ill we have along the way, that our mechanical and electrical genius will always step in and offer a solution. This completely ignores environmental factors--such as how much the planet can sustain before we suffer a major cataclysm--and is probably one of the worst opinions we can have. "If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing." --Kingsley Amis |
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Solstice Son Member
since 2000-09-19
Posts 469 |
 When I was a child....my parents made us eat Saltines....while we watched Soylent Green....this...is good...now if we could just harnes all those hyper active kids...we wouldn't need to burn fossil fuels for electricity....Sol |
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gofor42 Member
since 2000-01-23
Posts 143Arkansas |
Hyperactive children...there is a limitless fuel source that I never even considered...wow, that is a great idea... "If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing." --Kingsley Amis |
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kcsgrandma Senior Member
since 2000-09-24
Posts 1522Presque Isle, ME |
I guess utopia is in the eye of the beholder. That Soylent gasoline is indeed a rather chilling idea! Great idea about harnessing the kids, though. To love another person is to see the face of God. - Les Miserables Marilyn |
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gofor42 Member
since 2000-01-23
Posts 143Arkansas |
Yeah...I'm rather saddened by the idea of our lives becoming so dependent and reliant on technology. Granted, I like my computer and I think technology is a good thing, but I don't think it can make life perfect and I don't think it can solve all of our problems. "If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing." --Kingsley Amis |
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