But I do think it did. At least Asimov, Clarke et al were looking forward to a future in which we would sail afar, but also better ourselves. It is true that if you look a little further back to H G Wells, or a little further after to .. pretty much anything in the last 25 years... maybe it is my personal history with SF, which started with 2001 and with Daneel Olivaw....
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But I do think it did. At least Asimov, Clarke et al were looking forward to a future in which we would sail afar, but also better ourselves. It is true that if you look a little further back to H G Wells, or a little further after to .. pretty much anything in the last 25 years... maybe it is my personal history with SF, which started with 2001 and with Daneel Olivaw....