r/BeAmazed Mar 05 '25

History Are we truly living in the future?

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u/irishbikerjay Mar 05 '25

We flew a plane in 1903 and then 66 years later, we landed on the moon

We are most certainly living in the future. A future that is driven by greed and money.

"We'll go down in history as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it's not cost efficient"

  • Kurt Vonnegut

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u/mekwall Mar 06 '25

We're like the Ferengi in Star Trek