Trying to learn about the future from science fiction is…

Trying to learn about the future from science fiction is like trying to learn about love from romance novels.

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I think that if I’m still here in ten thousand years, I’m going to be crazy as hell. Ten thousand years, pal! Ten thousand years ago, the state-of-the-art was a goat. You really think you’re going to be anything recognizably human in a hundred centuries? - View Quote Details on I think that if I’m still here in ten thousand…
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