2nd April 2010, 12:37 PM
Honestly, the concept of a ubiquitous global network, to say nothing of its obvious evolution into an interplanetary/galactic network, seemed to completely elude most science fiction prior to the Internet.
The thing is, there isn't much in the way of common technology in Star Trek's 24th century that doesn't already exist today, even in experimental stages. FTL travel remains merely theoretical, but the rudiments of matter teleportation and replication exist.
Worse, even though the Star Trek series spans more than a century of in-universe time, there is little real difference in technology from beginning to end. It's absolutely inconceivable that technological advancement would be so stagnant considering how rapid it is today.
The thing is, there isn't much in the way of common technology in Star Trek's 24th century that doesn't already exist today, even in experimental stages. FTL travel remains merely theoretical, but the rudiments of matter teleportation and replication exist.
Worse, even though the Star Trek series spans more than a century of in-universe time, there is little real difference in technology from beginning to end. It's absolutely inconceivable that technological advancement would be so stagnant considering how rapid it is today.
YOU CANNOT HIDE FOREVER
WE STAND AT THE DOOR
WE STAND AT THE DOOR