H.G. Wells, a rather marvelous author from my world, wrote a number of stories about their visions of the future world. Perhaps the most famous of these was depicted in The Time Machine.

Early in the story, Wells states:

"At first, proceeding from the problems of our own age, it seemed clear as daylight to me that the gradual widening of the present merely temporary and social difference between the Capitalist and the Labourer, was the key to the whole position."

I don't wish to bore anyone, so to put it in the simplest terms possible: "In the end, above ground you must have the Haves, pursuing pleasure and comfort and beauty, and below ground the Have-nots, the Workers getting continually adapted to the conditions of their labour."

Wells predicted this to be in place by the year 802,701. However, it's already starting to prove true. Man is reverting back to its primitive nature as the gap between the wealthy and the working-class continues to widen. The rich abuse their privileges as the labourers struggle to cope with the rapidly changing demands of those in power. Men prey upon other men as culture, if it may even be called that anymore, dissolves into a primitive bloodthirsty mess. Man has so many ways to kill each other now, not to mention the total apathy plaguing the world. The devolution into Eloi and Morlocks, on my world, is approaching much more rapidly than H.G. Wells himself could have imagined.



But enough of that; it's your turn. I suppose I'd like to hear what all of you believe lies in your world's future. Have any of you dreamed of a better future for your world? Or do you see only pain and destruction in the years to come?

I seem to be stuck between a rock and a hard place as of late, and I suppose some of you might have helpful advice.
What would you give up if it meant you were granted a second chance at life?

The consciousness can be a fragile thing.  It's so easy to lose it, and often quite difficult to regain it once lost.  Often, it's lost forever through nothing more than an accident.  However, even knowing this, it can apparently be safely transferred from one place to another without too much effort, and without too much harm to the person or people involved.



On a related note:  if it's not too much trouble, could someone please explain holography to me?

Suppose a person closes their mind to new things, and does something they deeply regret.  Others were hurt, and turned their backs on what they've loved simply because of something one person did.  Or almost did, whatever the case may be.  An attempt to carry out an action can be almost as harmful as the act itself.  However, I fear I'm going to start rambling, so I'll cut this short.

How does one make amends for everything they've done, and perhaps try to lessen the pain they've caused another?

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So, dear DramaDramaDuck, what are your thoughts on time-travel? Is time-travel worth the effort and risk? If it was possible, what would you choose to do if you had the opportunity to travel to any specific time you wished, be it a point in your own life, history, the future, etc.?

If any of you have time-traveled, please tell me how you've accomplished it.

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