For those of us lucky enough to be in rich nations - and
own computers, enjoy!
Paradise, in practical terms, is already here.
Well, the computers I'll give you - they are kinda needed.
But, I think paradise could be enjoyed in much simpler terms. I don't need the lavish lifestyle, just time to enjoy what I DO have.
Working nonstop for almost all my waking hours just gets old. REAL paradise would be being wealthy enough to just enjoy what I already have. Spend a couple months just camping in the woods, etc.
Time is the only commodity really worth anything, and time is what the society always promised in its utopian future.
Only, if you think about it, time is what causes their whole vision to fall apart. Not everyone CAN be living a paradasaic (?sp?) lifestyle - the net work done by a nation today divided among all its inhabitants STILL amounts to working almost full time hours.
Xander F
(Unseen Apostate Directorate of North America - Ohio order)A fanatic is one who, upon losing sight of his goals, redoubles his efforts.
--George Santayana