When I was a kid, I imagined the world in the year 2000 and beyond would be some kind of a utopia.
I remember back then, there were some crazy rumors that the end of the world was coming at the turn of the millenium. But I, for one, thought that the world would already be super advanced by then.
There would be flying cars and spaceships all around, steel buildings and spiraling structures that reached the clouds, and dome-shaped homes perched on towers.
Food can be made magically in a snap using super advanced machines so there’s more than enough food for everybody.
All people would be in perfect health because there’s practically a preventive vaccine and a cure for anything.
Robot and aliens co-exist with humans peacefully.
Space travel and tours to other planets would be the norm for vacations.
There would be world peace.
I guess you could say, I used to be idealist and a little bit out of this world.
Oh and I used to watch Jetsons a lot.
Fast forward to 2009.
There are no flying cars, cloud piercing steel buildings, or dome-shaped houses on towers,
World hunger is still an issue.
There’s a plethora of viruses diseases springing up every now and then, some still uncurable.
Robots remain as inventions while UFOs and aliens are still pretty much considered hoaxes.
Space travel is still reserved for astronauts and those who can afford billion dollars worth of spaceship fare.
And yup, no world peace.
It’s amazing how fast time flies, how much the world changes and how much some things still stay the same.
What did you think the future would be like back then?
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