How Far Can We Get Without Flying?

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17. That isn't a solution though

One reason being that not being able to fly isn't a "problem" per se. We just want to fly, even though we physically can't. We can't move at 55mph either, we just want to. Those wants create the perception of a problem in our minds, which then necessitate solutions, which don't really solve anything. Human beings still can't fly, so the problem wasn't solved.

The lack of instant global communication wasn't a problem that the internet solved. Our technology amplifies the abstract reality we're creating. We want what is in our heads to be real. The question is what will win; the human imagination, or physical reality? As with any battle, there will be unintended consequences. That can be the polar bears, of the rhinos, or the trees, or cows that we've molded to fit our interests, etc, etc, etc. It's really what the human experiment is about. How much of life, of existence, can humanity control?

Of course that also includes controlling humanity, because we can't just let ourselves do whatever it is that we want. That was be chaos. However, humans don't do well with limits. It's an interesting situation.