I hear there’s a sequel to the Old Testament.

I think that, the larger/less tightly-coupled the societal unit, the easier it is for people to take advantage of others. Utopian ideologies only work if almost everyone sees the benefits and no one can subvert them, and even then only if there is cultural continuity over time.

Gen-X here, can confirm. The World of Tomorrow is today, and it sucks hard. Every dystopian sci-fi of my youth is coming true. I am not sure I want to know what the future is going to look like.

You realize it was a joke, right? I mean, the crying-laughing emoji was intended to indicate that subtle humor was in play.

4. When it emits CO2! 😂 😥