Dear 2012:
You are amazing. Actually, you are the future. And that's pretty... you know... amazing.
You've brought me a server that's currently sucking down (many, many) bits and bytes of Game of Thrones -- through the air -- then sending them to my TV set IN REAL TIME.
And crazier still? You let me use my smartphone as a universal remote for my TV. And my laptop. Oh, and my printer, too, as it turns out. Did I mention it's all through the AIR?
Yea, so... you're the future. You're here. And like I said, you're amazing. But here's the thing: there's more future ahead. And it's getting a little scary, because no one seems to be paying attention to that future the way they paid attention to you.
I don't mean to seem ungrateful. But I wonder if you could apply some of your awesome to things like clean energy, new economic models, and population control. Maybe you could help get the ruins of our political system back on track. Oh, and while you're at it... maybe figure out a way to get everyone on board with that whole evolution thing?
I know, you've already done a lot. But as I sit here watching my terrific medieval TV show, I can't help but think that our civilization is on a trajectory that could send it to a future that resembles the Middle Ages a hell of a lot more than anything we'd recognize as the 21st century.
Love,
Fatemeh
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