| The world is obsessed with reproduction. On the one hand the decline in fertility in many parts of the world, on the other hand the dangers of overpopulation and lack birth control preached by several dominant religions. Europe is an aging society, and access to healthcare is weighing heavy on welfare states. For some people immortality through technological development is still the ultimate goal, for others the idea of immortality itself is aging. Access, not just to health-care, but to power as well is the topic of the era. Global capitalism is rampant, but also suffering from spreading local conflicts with global impact. The ebb and flow of turbulent economies gradually changes conditions of nation states; some clamp down on free market through government regulation, others, like many in the Middle East celebrate capitalists as gods, en par with football players of the World Cup in Qatar. The contrasts between different world-views are gradually drifting apart, and we suppose that the only way to heal the world might be through alien contact. Third culture in this case is most visible in health care, where the arts and sciences bring solace to aging and ailing populations. The less visible and more speculative area is seeking contact with alien species, or becoming more alien itself, in order to be used to bridge the ever increasing gaps in world-views and reality tunnels. | The world is obsessed with reproduction. On the one hand the decline in fertility in many parts of the world, on the other hand the dangers of overpopulation and lack birth control preached by several dominant religions. Europe is an aging society, and access to healthcare is weighing heavy on welfare states. For some people immortality through technological development is still the ultimate goal, for others the idea of immortality itself is aging. Access, not just to health-care, but to power as well is the topic of the era. Global capitalism is rampant, but also suffering from spreading local conflicts with global impact. The ebb and flow of turbulent economies gradually changes conditions of nation states; some clamp down on free market through government regulation, others, like many in the Middle East celebrate capitalists as gods, en par with football players of the World Cup in Qatar. The contrasts between different world-views are gradually drifting apart, and we suppose that the only way to heal the world might be through alien contact. Third culture in this case is most visible in health care, where the arts and sciences bring solace to aging and ailing populations. The less visible and more speculative area is seeking contact with alien species, or becoming more alien itself, in order to be used to bridge the ever increasing gaps in world-views and reality tunnels. |
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