Imagine the future.

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Okay, very simple idea this. I'd like you to imagine the future, say 3-500 years in the future. Humanity is space-faring, we're looking to colonise other planets. Technology has advanced, cultural movements have happened.

How do you envision this future? What technology do you think would exist? How far out in space do you think we'll be? How do you think the space industry would operate? Do you think we'll have a united planet politically and economically? Would be have an overarching space-fleet like that in common sci-fi, or do you think we'd have something less romantic and grittier?

Culturally, what movements do you think are likely to happen? Would languages have merged, or become defunct? Will there have been any major conflict?

So in short, how do you imagine humanity - warts and all - in 3-500 years time?

Please share your thoughts. :)
 
I think we'll probably have achieved some form of confederation of nations. Nationalism would be dying off slowly due to having the common perception of looking outwards. However, I think as a response, cultural norms and traditions will become deeper routed and more prized as form of identity. I think economically, the trading blocs of the world would eventually have united under an eventual global trading bloc based around the exploitation of space material. In the early days of space travel, I think it will clearly be certain nations exploiting space-mining (as an example), allowing it to become profitable enough to launch a private sector economy around it.

I think we'd probably have a global space fleet and a merchantile fleet. I think this will arise through the combination of the navy and air force.

Technologically, I really don't have a clue where we'll be.
 
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Eh? It's only 500 years! We're not talking about epochs here.

It's really not exactly the most philosophically profound conclusion I've ever heard today.

500 years, even with the positive feedback of technological advancement are, in terms of time; inconsequential.

Technology, culture and economy (and environment) will be affected. Not human nature. That was already implied in the opening post, so forgive me if I've overlooked something; what was the point in the +1?
 
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