here is an idea for a story i thought of when looking out the window at the poor excuse for a winter we have here in mid-january

in the near future, the world is f*cked. the worst fears of global warming have come true. The near exhaustion of the world’s usable supply of oil as well as the more and more frequent and terrible natural disasters have completely disrupted the global economy and the geo-political scene is a mess. Wars, martial law, conscription… once “great” nations are crumbling under the stresses in this bleak future.

but during all this time, technology has continued to advance. the singularity is approaching, but without the once bountiful support of academics and private r&d it is a hard fought battle; moore’s law just isn’t what it used to be. the few who struggle-on hope to achieve the next step in human evolution: leaving their biological bodies behind, and attaining immortality.

they must survive against nature, the remains of oppressive governments, religious fundamentalists, and countless other hardships. and for a bunch of geeks, they’ve done remarkably well so far…