And on to the fourth thing...
For Astrobiology and the Sacred:
What is the future of life on Earth?
What if we don't go out with a bang, but a whimper? Technological advancements in Third World countries (cheap power!) result in a similar "birth dearth" we're seeing in Europe and America right now. Advances in birth control make it so that people ONLY have babies when they take active measures to do so, further depressing birth rates.
In the meantime, people with the "Pioneer Personality" leave Earth in droves looking for greener pastures. The drop in birth rate results in an infrastructure collapse as cities empty out and people become more physically isolated from each other.
I like this. I just need to figure out a way to personalize it for characters that are interesting, and give them a specific problem that they can solve. Or, you know...NOT solve.
What is the future of life on Earth?
What if we don't go out with a bang, but a whimper? Technological advancements in Third World countries (cheap power!) result in a similar "birth dearth" we're seeing in Europe and America right now. Advances in birth control make it so that people ONLY have babies when they take active measures to do so, further depressing birth rates.
In the meantime, people with the "Pioneer Personality" leave Earth in droves looking for greener pastures. The drop in birth rate results in an infrastructure collapse as cities empty out and people become more physically isolated from each other.
I like this. I just need to figure out a way to personalize it for characters that are interesting, and give them a specific problem that they can solve. Or, you know...NOT solve.