Nonetheless, the real year 2015 looks more like 1985 rather than 2015 in the movie. This is not the first time I have seen something like this. Take the movie "2010". There, we saw a US-Soviet mission to Jupiter. We have not been past the Moon since 1972 and there is no USSR anymore. We are heading for another Cold War, so maybe there is a little accuracy there...
Back in the 70s, there was something called "Space 1999" about a manned Moonbase. Now, we don't even have a shuttle program. Now we have to depend on the Russians to get us to space.
The point is our government wants to be involved in everything and it just does not get much right. Maybe it is time for all of us to get thirty years of taxes back.
Don't see it happening :-)
On the other hand, our technology has made the world more interconnected and we have access to things such as the Internet and cell phones that was just beginning in the 80s. So, we are making progress.
It just is not as fast as we want. Civilization is not always an constant rise. There will be dips and valleys. Say what you want about 1985-2015....the worst of it is certainly not like 700 AD!
Let's not complain too much.....
...just enough to keep everyone on their toes!
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