I still do, that they're far more magical as mythical creatures than they would be as living beings. No matter how beautiful and powerful they are, the glamour wears off when they're grazing your garden, getting hit by cars on I-95, or being brought to the vet for stomach trouble. Once they're everyday, they're not so shiny and mystical.
Almost certainly correct. Anyone who thinks about science fiction seriously should be able to see that this is true. I mean, we are living in an Age of Wonders technologically -- pause just a moment, and think about all the things we do routinely (fly, talk at a distance, research any subject with great ease) that would have been considered astounding just a hundred years ago. I mean, good God -- we've largely stopped going into space mainly because the country collectively got bored with it!
Familiarity breeds contempt, and novelty is brief. Even the things that were considered amazing ten years ago are simply tools today, and may be too ordinary to be worth the expense tomorrow. That's a perspective worth remembering on occasion...
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Date: 2003-01-04 04:58 pm (UTC)Almost certainly correct. Anyone who thinks about science fiction seriously should be able to see that this is true. I mean, we are living in an Age of Wonders technologically -- pause just a moment, and think about all the things we do routinely (fly, talk at a distance, research any subject with great ease) that would have been considered astounding just a hundred years ago. I mean, good God -- we've largely stopped going into space mainly because the country collectively got bored with it!
Familiarity breeds contempt, and novelty is brief. Even the things that were considered amazing ten years ago are simply tools today, and may be too ordinary to be worth the expense tomorrow. That's a perspective worth remembering on occasion...