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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 week ago

Looks like they’re exploring the Pyrenees.

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's the future we could have had; if line didn't have to go up.

[–] Agent641@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

But line has to go up.

[–] Bebopalouie@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (5 children)
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[–] StaticFalconar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Humanity is exploring the deep corners of the universe to discover more resources to exploit.

[–] AdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 week ago

And the heroes were scientists

[–] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Even Superman had hover taxis by 1990.

[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

One of the defining characteristics of that eras literature, not just sci-fi, is a reflection of the cultural belief in a narrative history.
The belief that society will advance, and that there's an inevitable direction that things will go even if there are setbacks.

[–] Nangijala@feddit.dk 2 points 1 week ago

I mean... the one first 1950s sci-fi story I ever read as a kid was The Sound of Thunder. It is and will always be the first thing I think about when it comes to 50s sci-fi. And that story isn't exactly happy or optimistic about humanity fucking around with tech and time, lol.

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