..what from our day and age is going to be turned into myths/legends? What stories are going to passed on through the generations, slowly changing by word of mouth?
I don't really know but I thought some of you might.
Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
That there used to be forests and blue skies.
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
Yeah. I think one of the legends will be that there were large land mammals such as elephants and lions. At the rate we're going it probably won't take 200 years, though.
One thing I hope becomes myth is that children went to bed hungry.
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Posted by Storm Saxon (Member # 3101) on :
At the rate people are churning out children worldwide, in 200 years...jebus, I can't even imagine what the world population would be. In other words, not to be a mr. gloomy pants, but I'm thinking that that's not likely. Though, one can always hope. Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
Come now, Storm. Didn't you hear about how population is shrinking in Europe and everyone better have as many kids as possible before the entire human race dies out? I mean, we're in a population crisis!
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Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
That people used to think blue skies and forest would go away.
Posted by vwiggin (Member # 926) on :
Oh, we'll still have them. That's what holgraphic simulators are for.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
Humans need a good armegeddon story, whether it's religious or not.
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Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
Wonder who'd be mythological figures, though? The legend of Jimmy Hoffa, maybe? James Dean is growing into a legend himself.
Who is the Daniel Boone, who is the Johnny Appleseed of our time?
Posted by Stray (Member # 4056) on :
Elvis? He's already achieving semi-godlike cult-figure status.
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
Shrek. I mean, he's got M&M's made after him. I think I saw him on a Pez dispenser, too.
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
The guy with the hook for a hand who keeps scaring people in their cars.
And possibly Oprah.
Posted by jeniwren (Member # 2002) on :
I think 200 years from now, our descendents will wonder how in the world we lived in such primitive circumstances. They'll think we're quaint and not particularly intelligent, certainly not as sophisticated as their generation. They'll find some of the laws we passed this year as downright silly, and wonder what we were thinking.
And they'll take up wearing bellbottoms and tie dye as a sudden fashion trend rediscovered.
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
Legend: We used to affect the outcome of our country through voting.
Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
I'm thinking the major cultural phenomena will become legend, but not too much more than that will become household names. Unless everyone turns out to like knowing random facts.
What do we know from 200 years ago? Napoleon. Beethoven. Thomas Jefferson. Lewis and Clark/the Louisiana Purchase. States joining the U.S. The death of Kant (okay, so maybe that one's just me).
In 200 years? I don't know.
Posted by skillery (Member # 6209) on :
That people used to limit their sexual relations to a member of the opposite sex to whom they were lawfully wedded.
Posted by Morbo (Member # 5309) on :
What's incredible about the James Dean legend is he did with only 3 feature films, Rebel w/o a Cause, Giant and East of Eden.
I think (hope) man's bigotry and inhumanity to man will become legendary and extinct. But I'm not holding my breath.
Don't forget, these are the first media genrations--there will be terabytes of data stored about the 20th and 21st centuries (assuming the data survives), not just some dusty old books and artifacts.
Posted by Tater (Member # 7035) on :
I'm seconding the vote for Oprah.
Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :
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I think one of the legends will be that there were large land mammals such as elephants and lions. At the rate we're going it probably won't take 200 years, though.![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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He's already achieving semi-godlike cult-figure status.