ch-ch-ch-ch-changes

Out of the many different projections of the future today, i would like to comment on the prevalence of robots in our future lives. many of us mentioned robots in a few different positions in society. To quote Mario, "can i borrow your robot?" that makes me chuckle a fantastic chuckle. Also, someone mention that we could employ our homeless to fix the robots for us. i don't know where homeless people suddenly found computer engineering skills but i am impressed with the bums of the future. i just want to give a frank *right on* to the skilled homeless people. everyone loves a dude with skills. robots in a few stories actually replaced spaces that people take up now. this possibility makes me quite nervous. this has happened in the industrial world already with computerized assembly lines and everything... but to ask a computer to make a meal for me past putting ingredients in a bread maker, makes me sad that everyday life continues to become more and more impersonal. another part of today that i enjoyed was listening to quite the extended metaphor based on a bee hive. thats such a wonderful and creative way of looking at society. everyone has there part and we move in swarms and generally are working for a common goal. i am sure the comparison has been made before but then again, what idea that any of us spoke of today was genuinely original. someone mentioned individuality, and its importance in the lives of people in our culture. i feel like individual expression is necessary for me to be happy, but i begin to wonder if anyone will actually come up with something new at any point in the future. everything we do has been done before. finally, with all these endless possibilities, who's to say that any one is negative or positive? can the fact that anything is possible just be accepted as differences instead of flaws or nice features? a grim future in your eyes may be an ideal future for another. either way, i am not sure what order the papers were in today. i had a great time listening to all the points of view though!