How will historian see USA today in 200 years from now?

August · 01-12-14, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

Americans were no longer able to engage in political protest or go about their daily lives without the constant awareness that they were - or could be - under surveillance.
They were forced to constantly ask of even the smallest action taken in public, like
"Will this make me look suspicious?
Will this hurt my chances for future employment?
Will this reduce my ability to get insurance?"

My guess is that there will be no doubt about being under surveillance. It will be constant and unrelenting from conception to the grave. I also believe there will be no such thing as a "job" either as all work will be done by robots.

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This was before the revolution.

Not likely to happen either i'm afraid. Revolutions require secrecy to get going and flourish. That will just not be possible in the glare of constant surveillance.

Buddahaid · 01-12-14, 05:19 PM

One vast difference in comparison to how we view 200 years ago today and what will be viewed 200 years from now is the shear amount of data to sift through.

mapuc · 01-12-14, 05:21 PM

Thank you for your answer. I think Steve said perfectly.

Markus

Armistead · 01-12-14, 07:10 PM

Oh, we'll evolve, probably lose world power for several decades, but no telling how we'll end up after several crisis, maybe better, maybe worse.

Platapus · 01-12-14, 07:13 PM

200 years from now, only academics and unfortunate college students will be studying US in history. The average person in the year 2214 will have as much knowledge and interest as the average person in 2014 has over stuff that happened in the late 1700's and early 1800's.

Only the "big" things will be covered and big will be defined by the culture of 2214.

With the ever increasing amount of data (not necessarily information) that is and will be available to people, people won't have much time to ponder history. There will always be a sub group people with an interest in history. But for the people in 2214, what happened way back in 2014 will be ancient history.

They will only know the big stuff but, like many students of history, may not have a full appreciation of the contemporary context. Much of what happens around 2014 won't be understood by historians of 2214. As such, there will probably be a lot of jokes about 21st century Americans.

Stealhead · 01-12-14, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by August

Not likely to happen either i'm afraid. Revolutions require secrecy to get going and flourish. That will just not be possible in the glare of constant surveillance.

A revolution that remains secret will never last all successful revolutions worked out because they gained popular support of the people.Without popular support a revolution is nothing.Remaining hidden would deny a revolution its most vital asset.

Many revolutions have occurred to say that none will ever happen again in the future simply because of surveillance I disagree with.In the past strict control has caused revolutions and it will do so in the future.

When they read about this time they will probably wonder why we waited so long to rise up.

01-12-14, 05:19 PM	#2
Buddahaid Shark above Space Chicken Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,319 Downloads: 162 Uploads: 0	One vast difference in comparison to how we view 200 years ago today and what will be viewed 200 years from now is the shear amount of data to sift through. __________________ "However vast the darkness, we must provide our own light." Stanley Kubrick "Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming." David Bowie

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Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Oh, we'll evolve, probably lose world power for several decades, but no telling how we'll end up after several crisis, maybe better, maybe worse. __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	200 years from now, only academics and unfortunate college students will be studying US in history. The average person in the year 2214 will have as much knowledge and interest as the average person in 2014 has over stuff that happened in the late 1700's and early 1800's. Only the "big" things will be covered and big will be defined by the culture of 2214. With the ever increasing amount of data (not necessarily information) that is and will be available to people, people won't have much time to ponder history. There will always be a sub group people with an interest in history. But for the people in 2214, what happened way back in 2014 will be ancient history. They will only know the big stuff but, like many students of history, may not have a full appreciation of the contemporary context. Much of what happens around 2014 won't be understood by historians of 2214. As such, there will probably be a lot of jokes about 21st century Americans. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

01-12-14, 05:21 PM	#3
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,535 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	Thank you for your answer. I think Steve said perfectly. Markus