On that note, why do we assume the human wouldn’t quickly adjust? My grandma went from horse carriages to getting upset if Netflix isn’t working
Yeah, they’d be like “holy fuck, what is that shiny rectangle with shifting text???” But if everyone around them was just like “yeah, it’s a phone, they’re pretty great and everyone has them, check out these neat videos of humans doing incredible things” they’d be shocked, maybe afraid, maybe entranced… And 5 years later, they’d have a phone too and probably fit in with an unusual appreciation for random conveniences
Culture shock can hit us fucking hard. Take in the factor that suddenly you’re 150 years apart from everything you’ve ever known and loved. Hell, at that point, the best chance for a recognizable living face is, what, certain species of tortoise?
We’re an adaptable species, don’t get me wrong, but that’s 150 years of urban, technological, and cultural development that, from a time travellers point of view, probably feels like it happened nigh instantly.
On that note, why do we assume the human wouldn’t quickly adjust? My grandma went from horse carriages to getting upset if Netflix isn’t working
Yeah, they’d be like “holy fuck, what is that shiny rectangle with shifting text???” But if everyone around them was just like “yeah, it’s a phone, they’re pretty great and everyone has them, check out these neat videos of humans doing incredible things” they’d be shocked, maybe afraid, maybe entranced… And 5 years later, they’d have a phone too and probably fit in with an unusual appreciation for random conveniences
Culture shock can hit us fucking hard. Take in the factor that suddenly you’re 150 years apart from everything you’ve ever known and loved. Hell, at that point, the best chance for a recognizable living face is, what, certain species of tortoise?
We’re an adaptable species, don’t get me wrong, but that’s 150 years of urban, technological, and cultural development that, from a time travellers point of view, probably feels like it happened nigh instantly.