![]() ![]() The Culture provides for every possible want or need those under its aegis could dream of, no matter how strange. ![]() Managed carefully by super-intelligent computers and humans called Minds, the people of the Culture want for absolutely nothing at all. Banks’ Culture series, set in a far distant, space-faring future, humanity has actually reached that point. In short, one would be facing, in the most horrific sense of the world, complete and utter boredom. And in a way, the fact that it’s an illusory list is what makes it fun: if one could actually set out and do everything one ever wanted to do in life, and buy everything one ever wanted, then life, as a whole, would quickly lose its shine. However, unless one has a few screws loose, or has actually won a sizable jackpot, the list is illusory: a wish-list rather than something real. The answers to it are often revealing of a person’s aspirations and desires. “What will you do if you win the jackpot in a lottery or casino game?” This is a common enough question that I hear asked on a semi-regular basis. ![]()
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