[pavulon]

Existential insight from 50, 60 or 70 years ago is not ancient.

I can't claim to know very much about Musk or Asimov but ideas like theirs deserve to be considered of their own merit. The planet will continue to turn whether we are here or not. Seems better to consider things that might wreck the place.

I think there are reasons that ideas films, books and movies become popular. I believe the reason is that someone saved the masses the trouble of imagining an idea, turning it into a story and then documented/executed it. That stuff gets popular when it appeals to peoples' subconscious...the part of people that sees and speaks possibilities and truth.

Asimov and Musk don't appeal to everyone. But they did/do think---a lot---and have been able to turn those thoughts and ideas into stories and realities that are both appealing and scary.

I'm a little tired of considering all of it now...Issac and Elon probably wouldn't be.