Is today's hard scifi going to look this stupid in 50 years?

[Jakob]

[Powers]

Definitively, but would be funny if it resurged later on the road as part of a so pronosticated "second renaissance".

[Cyber_Rebel]

Perhaps, in the sense that our "hard sci fi" is too conservative in some areas and not weird enough in others. Assuming that 50 years from now definitely looks radically different than present day...circa 2074, I think it's reasonable that something else close to this date like Cyberpunk 2077 will be seen as laughably archaic.

[Powers]

I think it's reasonable that something else close to this date like Cyberpunk 2077 will be seen as laughably archaic.

It is already and inferior to the prequel imo.

[Vakanai]

Considering most "hard" sci-fi still revolves around 100% biological, non-genetically engineered, non-technologically augmented human beings? Yeah, it's going to look pretty stupid in my opinion. Even in 50 years some level of at least minimally invasive BCI for example is going to be common as is some small measure of genetic editing for babies, if only to reduce the occurrences of genetic diseases - this just on the super unreasonable conservative end of the estimates.