I think we are always looking at how we can make things better and easier. Having a vacuum that runs without someone pushing it or phone that dials the number of a person just by voice activation are a few things that have already been invented. I wish I had a robot maid like Rosie in the Jetson’s or a car that could drive itself so that I didn‘t have to. But is there a point in which we can go to far. For example, the average person (like Bud in The Diamond Age) being able to have a gun surgically placed on the body (I believe it was placed in his forehead) and having vision enhanced to include sites for better target shooting. This might be a good thing for police or soldiers to have but once something is invented, it can not always be controlled. It will eventually get out into the general public.
I was impressed with the little bugs that Bud had placed in his muscles so that he didn’t have to actually exercise, I would like to be able to look great without excising too, but it is kind of creepy to think that little bugs things would be crawling around in your body. I also thought that the mattress making machine was pretty cool. I think I would love to have a machine that could make me new sheets, blankets, towels, and especially make me the clothes that I wanted without ever having to go to the store, try them on, and them return them when I decided that I didn’t really like it as much as I thought I did. I hate shopping, if I could just make want I wanted this easily at home I would love it!!!