Smells Like Teen Spirit

On Mon, 19 May 2003, victoriatangoman wrote:

> Unfortunately, I don't see that happening. I'm not even seeing the
> gleam in the eye yet. 17 years is really a short time in which to
> birth a revolution. Think back to 1986 and see how many monumental
> shifts in society there have been. Where are the flying cars, food
> as pills, cure for cancer, long life, fusion power, and the High
> Frontier as O'Neill and Heppenheimer predicted.

Not much of that, but I can think of at least half a dozen ways in which
todays world is completely different from that of 1986 - three of which
involve space (satellites). Your list, if you think about it, would probably
overlap mine only on a few of the items. 17 years is actually quite a long
time in the world - except in aerospace...

Arthur