tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post8908939590113528672..comments2024-03-25T03:14:46.787-04:00Comments on Across the Board: Love in a Hundred YearsStephen Kozeniewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185600045044927669noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-11117779725571236002018-02-20T17:12:17.986-05:002018-02-20T17:12:17.986-05:00Haha! I’m very appreciate of your comments Jonatha...Haha! I’m very appreciate of your comments Jonathan! I’ll check out We are Legion! Intriguing. Thanks for the suggestion! Cheryl Oregliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657919028961977905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-13075248055379733912018-02-15T08:45:57.381-05:002018-02-15T08:45:57.381-05:00Oh, but if you love Star Trek you should definitel...Oh, but if you love Star Trek you should definitely read "We are Legion" (We are Bob), sound like it would be right up your alley. https://www.amazon.com/Are-Legion-Bob-Bobiverse-Book-ebook/dp/B01LWAESYQ-- okay, done firebombing your blog post :)Jonathan Schrammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790604374800284914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-74452189890473992962018-02-15T08:43:14.455-05:002018-02-15T08:43:14.455-05:00My pleasure, Cheryl! Very thought provoking post. ...My pleasure, Cheryl! Very thought provoking post. And I totally understand about the Black Mirror episodes. Actually, Season 1 Episode 1 was the most disturbing one for me-- they do get a little less dark after that, though they all have dark overtones. And if Black Mirror's not really "your thing" you might want to skip Altered Carbon-- it is even darker... Hopefully the future of love is brighter!Jonathan Schrammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790604374800284914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-18657879993272208092018-02-14T21:26:00.991-05:002018-02-14T21:26:00.991-05:00Hi Sandy! Hope all is well with you. The near futu...Hi Sandy! Hope all is well with you. The near future I was envisioning was "Love in a hundred years" as Jonathan mentioned. I watched an episode of Black Mirror and it got me thinking about the possibilities of technological trends and how this will affect our relationships. I sort of relied on material I gleaned from recent series and movies I've watched. I should have cited my research, but mostly I searched trends in technology, and just pulled the ones that applied to relationships. Thanks so much for reading and taking the time to comment. Cheryl Oregliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657919028961977905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-7169186312526885922018-02-14T21:11:02.048-05:002018-02-14T21:11:02.048-05:00Wow Jonathan, thank you so much for sharing your o...Wow Jonathan, thank you so much for sharing your observations. I agree, the pendulum is always swinging, and it is my hope that humanity will learn to manage this onslaught of new technology with a little more discretion and reserve than we currently seem to be managing. I read the Celestine Prophecy many years ago but it might be time for a return to the pages. Love will definitely prevail, I believe it's how we are designed, and maybe the purpose of creation.<br /><br />I have watched the first two episodes of Black Mirror and I have to say they were both disturbing. That is where I got the idea of looking at the future of technology and how this will affect the way we love. I'll have to check out Altered Carbon too. I'm a big Star Trek fan and maybe that's why I've always been interested in futuristic trends. If I make it another two or three decades it will be interesting to see where all this technology takes us. Thanks again Jonathan for your elevating comments. I'm so appreciative of your support. Cheryl Oregliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657919028961977905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-22562091409718290282018-02-14T17:05:05.696-05:002018-02-14T17:05:05.696-05:00"Love in a hundred years""Love in a hundred years"Jonathan Schrammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790604374800284914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-73657094855882692772018-02-14T12:23:50.233-05:002018-02-14T12:23:50.233-05:00Define the “near future”. Also it would be helpful...Define the “near future”. Also it would be helpful if you add references to your research. Anyway-I enjoy reading your posts- your writing is as smooth as a conversation- thank you!Dsjoyyam.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553697643799151585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-6515724730976483732018-02-14T11:14:02.183-05:002018-02-14T11:14:02.183-05:00By the way, I love Black Mirror -- and I just watc...By the way, I love Black Mirror -- and I just watched the Altered Carbon series and it is a really well done exploration of how technology will affect people in the future, possibly allowing them to live forever! If you've ever read the books in the Bobiverse that is all about someone's consciousness being moved into a space fleet-- pretty cool stuff. Love exploring Sci-Fi, just don't know how I feel about living in it!Jonathan Schrammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790604374800284914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-85793478611202526132018-02-14T11:10:51.534-05:002018-02-14T11:10:51.534-05:00Great V-Day post, Cheryl! I agree with Carrie. The...Great V-Day post, Cheryl! I agree with Carrie. There are a lot of great things about technology (like the fact that I'm posting on your awesome blog post right now), but there are a lot of scary things as well. While Elon Musk says that humans will need to merge with machines to keep from becoming irrelevant in an AI age (https://www.cnbc.com/2017/02/13/elon-musk-humans-merge-machines-cyborg-artificial-intelligence-robots.html), I eventually think the pendulum will swing back the other way, to a more naturalistic way of being. If you've ever read the Celestine Prophecy, it is all about using technology in a way that will provide more time for humans to be human. As far as love in the future, I think it will find a way... It always does!Jonathan Schrammhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13790604374800284914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-59667469815619698662018-02-13T15:40:57.618-05:002018-02-13T15:40:57.618-05:00Hi Carrie, thanks for taking the time to read and ...Hi Carrie, thanks for taking the time to read and comment. I totally agree with you. When I thought of exploring relationships in 100 years I did not know what was out there. I was surprised at the technology on the horizon involving human communication, marriage, procreation, and mobility. It was alarming. I was going to sit with the material and see what simmered up, but then Stephen asked if I was ready to go, and so I published before percolating. I was thinking yesterday about more of the implications of these technologies and decided the same thing - it is up to us to use technology wisely - to compliment life, not dictate our lives. The addictive nature of social media is already harming our children and now is the time to consider strategies for coping in the future. Thanks again Carrie for your thoughtful comment. Cheryl Oregliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657919028961977905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1020653850161663700.post-48694629881421248392018-02-13T13:49:53.865-05:002018-02-13T13:49:53.865-05:00I'd say the future of love looks very complica...I'd say the future of love looks very complicated. Technology advancement is great and I think very necessary for many reasons. For example, I wouldn't have a daughter today without technological advancements in fertility (she's an IVF baby). However, I've said for a while now that I think technology is killing humanity in a lot of ways. People struggle to connect in person. People can say anything they want on-line without consequences. People can manipulate what others see, driving agendas that benefit themselves. I could go on and on. I think it's up to us to preserve humanity - we need to remember to connect in person. There is power in touch and eye contact.Carrie Beckorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04324065022504846662noreply@blogger.com