After reading Stanislaw Lem’s Furturological Congress, I was left wondering how I would have
wished to live my life if I were in a similar situation. If I lived in a desolated
world that was overpopulated, overgrown and about to freeze, would I want to
know? The conclusion that I came to is “I’m
not sure”.
It totally
depends on the extent of the problems, and the capacity for me to personally
help them. If I were a leading mind in the society, I would absolutely wish to
know so that I could work to help the situation. However, if I was just a
normal citizen, I don’t know if I would want to witness the downfall of the
earth and society as we currently know it. Unfortunately, I think that I would
rather be oblivious and have my life be filled with hallucinogenic that would
make me forget about the troubles of the world and focus on living in the
utopian society that is filled with benevolence and had no dependence on money.
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