The Evolution of Science Fiction (Feat. Lindsay Ellis) | It's Lit!

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NARRATOR: Man, modern day to day life sure is dull.

Here I am sitting, in traffic during my commute.

And I'm like, where's my flying car.

I was promised flying cars and food that comes in pill forms and robot servants.

And all I got was Twitter.

Where's my robot?

But with the question of where's my robot, there also comes follow up questions, like what if my robot develops consciousness.

Will the robots have feelings about Twitter?

What if the robot starts tweeting their feelings?

Such hopes and anxieties inspire the wide and wonderful world of science fiction, a genre that is just as much worried about the future as it is easier for the hurry up already.

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