My recent post gave me inspiration for this one. You see in it I stated “Think of being able to create things with your mind. Not in the conventional way but out of the either using your will.” This sounds a bit airy fairy. That’s not what I meant.
What I was talking about is real technology. We now have 3D printers. They currently use plastic as a print medium. There was an experiment around the turn of the century in which a scientist had an implant placed in his head. It was connected to his brain. With it he could operate his mouse cursor just by thinking about it. This means information was being transferred from his brain to his computer.
Now imagine a matter printer connected to a computer and operating at the molecular level. A device on your head to talk to a computer. A bit of training on how to use the device. Wow! You could have any thing you wanted even a clone of yourself or anybody for that matter.
Well there is a down side to all this. The world as we know it would not exist. Let me explain why. Most of us go to work to earn money to pay for the things that we need. It’s been that way for thousands of years for many who lived in the civilised world . You can’t do without money. People have even invented currency when there was none. The early settlers in Australia used rum as their currency. Oh! you think you could be the richest person in the world. What are you going to do with all that money. It has no purpose.
You see with this device you create what you need as you need it. No work for anybody. Any one employed in transport is not needed accept perhaps to move people around. No farmers needed. The food is created fresh on the spot as it is needed. Oh! no money no poverty. Most shipping will be unneeded. Nothing to transport. Railways reduced to passenger traffic. May Be. Manufacturing. What manufacturing. Fishing industry. Not needed. Coal industry. Not needed. Oil Industry. Not needed. Shall I go on. I think you get the picture.
Our whole live would change. The change over would be a problem for us. We aren’t used to this type of world. It would be like the garden of Eden all over again. With nothing to do a lot of people might get up to mischief.
Then again, I have much faith in humanity. Most of us will find something interesting to do. Take me for instance. I am spending my retirement writing this blog. I have other interests as well. Our society will become enriched by people doing creative things because they want to. Not because they have to.
This is the way the world is headed. In this article I really only considered one invention. That of the matter printer. The other devise was added because of my original statement. Consider this, those who come here from another place in the universe have many more inventions. If this little escapade blew your mind then hold on to your seats. We are headed for a fantastic voyage.
