On planet Solaria, technology has enabled a civilization where humans never physically meet, communicating only through holographic viewing, and the mere thought of physical proximity causes revulsion.
Extraordinarily prescient (1957): directly models the COVID-era remote-everything society, hikikomori culture, and the trajectory of replacing all physical interaction with digital mediation.
Domains: Social Engineering and PsychologyRobotics and AutomationEthics and Philosophy of Technology
Scenario Types: Prediction / ExtrapolationThought experiment / What-if
Outcomes: CautionaryAmbiguous / Mixed