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This bleak possibility underscores that our species’ destiny may be bound to the home planet unless future breakthroughs overturn fundamental physical laws.
Cyberpunk Dystopia: The Vision of a High-Tech, Low-Life World
A common nightmare among futurists is the rise of a cyberpunk-style society—where stark inequalities and corporate dominance create a "hellscape." The speaker fears that technological advances might be harnessed primarily to entrench power among elites, resulting in a world of "regulatory capture," monopolistic control, and widespread digital inequality.