I am in the same age bracket as Coulton and remember seeing how cool the world was SUPPOSED to be by the time I was in my 30s. Our Weekly Reader had all these stories about how science was going to launch us to Buck Rogers-style awesomeness where we, the geeks, would inherit the earth. Well, the geeks are inheriting the Earth and we are all wondering where our monorails, Mars bases, and cybernetic upgrades are.
On the bright side, I did get the girl. No coercion, threats, or mind-control devices necessary.
I am in the same age bracket as Coulton and remember seeing how cool the world was SUPPOSED to be by the time I was in my 30s. Our Weekly Reader had all these stories about how science was going to launch us to Buck Rogers-style awesomeness where we, the geeks, would inherit the earth. Well, the geeks are inheriting the Earth and we are all wondering where our monorails, Mars bases, and cybernetic upgrades are.
On the bright side, I did get the girl. No coercion, threats, or mind-control devices necessary.