1 A Globally Unified Society

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What better way to use all these vacuum tubes and ray guns than the formation of a pan-global mishmash of human cultures and customs? Politics, race relations and language barriers will finally be blended into a monotonous gray paste, for better or (just as often) worse. Combining all of the worldâs countries into one monolithic mega-state not only presents a united front to alien invaders and cuts out all the hassle of a transparent government responsible to the people, it also saves the futureâs map and flag makers countless hours of work.Brave New World, Star Trek, Blade Runner, Loganâs Run.There is indeed a global, unified society that bridges all national boundaries and cultural differences, and youâre on it right now. Yes, tragically, the Internet is as close as weâve come to Star Trekâs vision of a united mankind. Roddenberry dreamed of gleaming white cities, universal health coverage and starvation relief, and a renaissance of human creativity and exploration. Heâll have to settle for lame humor lists and as much horse porn as he could possibly want (and from what we know about Gene Roddenberry, thatâs saying something). Look around you, readers; this is as good as it gets. And if that doesnât make you long for the simplicity of the 1930s, when all they had to contend with was the Great Depression and roving dust bowls, think about this: Thereâs someone painstakingly updating Josh Grobanâs Wikipedia entry right now.When not writing for Cracked, Michael takes far too long to produce sketches as head writer and co-founder of Those Aren't Muskets!