What star trek tech is less likely then

[weatheriscool]

What star trek tech is less likely then

I'll start with genetic engineering of wombs in males. Hell, I'll go as far as to suggest that all forms of genetic engineering is probably more likely in the next 200-300 years
-Warp drive
-Getting to a extrasolar planet
-Exploring planets with advanced aliens on it
-Forming a federation with them
-Human point to point teleportation
-Making food appear in front of you based on the same principles as teleportation.
-A million ton star ship gliding through the Atmosphere based on principles of anti-gravity or what ever the f*ck it is.

I'd almost go as far without robotics+a.i to suggest that the building of such ships in space is probably outside of our abilities even 100 or 200 years from now. Probably above male pregnancy.

The only thing that is stopping male pregnancy in the future in my opinion is religion

[weatheriscool]

What else do you believe is more possible in the future compared to those things?

[firestar464]

[weatheriscool]

At this point in my life I only care about 3 things, 1. anti-aging. Something that can enhance how long you can live, 2. The ability to maintain the body or rebuild it as in bioprinting or genetic engineering and 3. Male pregnancy. I don't want to have to trust another person ever again with what is important.

Everything else is nice but isn't going to increase my happiness much

[firestar464]

but daddy needs his juice

[Cyber_Rebel]

Does every single topic need to be related to the idea of male pregnancy?? I get that it's important to you for some reason, but obsession isn't healthy.

As far as Star Trek goes, genetic engineering was an important part of the backstory lore, and because of that the Federation highly regulated it. They theoretically could easily do what you envisioned, but they are less "progressive" when it pertains to the idea of any form on human altercation.

Same with artificial intelligence. Commander Data was an anomaly, even though they very well might have had many Datas on many Starships. In reality, this would be much more likely to happen, but it doesn't make for great T.V. or storytelling.

Depending on if we actually do reach some singularity event within this century, I'd think Starships exploring the galaxy is very possible within 200 years. Without superintelligence it might take a few centuries due to economic incentives and us likely being still bound to exploring or colonizing our own solar system. Reaching superintelligence could leapfrog us just as discovering Prothean technology did for humanity in the Mass Effect series.

This article (unfortunately subscription walled) with NatGeo details the feasibility of the Warp Drive itself: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/scie ... on-physics

It's the replicator and the point-to-point teleportation which I'm not so sure about, because those might violate some laws of physics.

Personally, I'm most impressed by the capabilities of Star Trek's sickbay which is somewhat related to the original idea of weather's post, just more generally. The dermal regenerator for example:



When going in "disguise" during moments of contact or infiltrating cultures covertly due to the Prime Directive, they also seem to display perfect levels of plastic surgery to blend in. These reconstructions are so perfect that they can be reverted without issue.



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Now, if we had this technology, with our modern culture I'd imagine people would either look like their most preferred influencer or celebrity unless there were some "likeness" laws in place. But I'd also think some might choose to look like fantasy creatures, aliens, or even Vulcans/Romulans themselves.

All in all, our future will likely look much "weirder" than Star Trek assuming the same capabilities. Regarding pregnancy, I wonder if future humanity might even take a more vat or engineering like approach, at least for some societies like Japan with lower birth rates in general.

[Hurqa]

The least likely technology from Star Trek is human teleportation.
Reasons: enormous energy costs, the impossibility of accurately recreating consciousness and the body, as well as philosophical and ethical paradoxes.