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[–] dephyre@lemmy.world 38 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I thought at this point in the dystopia we'd at least have flying cars and synths.

[–] WanderingThoughts@europe.pub 19 points 4 days ago (2 children)

There are in fact flying cars for sale. They're not as good as you hope and cost at least 10 times what a normal car costs. Of course you also need a pilot license. So basically

[–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And you can still only take off from a registered airport in most places, because silly laws. So you still have to drive to the airport. Oh also don't forget they're hilariously dangerous in a collision at basically any speed because they're basically made out of paper compared to the rampaging 2 ton behemoths regularly speeding down our roads. So good luck getting to the airport safely!

And getting back on topic, it'll also need a license plate for the roads, and a transponder in most airspace, so you can still be tracked whether you're on the ground or in the air. Flying cars are great at combining the worst of both worlds!

[–] dephyre@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

So, a bad car, a bad plane, and the impracticality of both? That checks out.

[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 7 points 4 days ago

Flying cars are both shitty planes with terrible aerodynamics, and shitty cars with terrible dimensions, interior space and handling.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 days ago

I was promised self-tying shoes

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I’d settle for a holodeck or a brain device that lets you feel others experiences or makes VR completely real.

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 12 points 4 days ago

That was the goal the entire time. Get rid of the free phonebooks then charge you for that free information.

[–] muusemuuse@lemm.ee 17 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That reminds me, I really need to start pulling my data off the web.

Cops are going to know your gamer tag from Jr. High

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 days ago