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Originally Posted by Sirtel
That same 1982 SF novel I wrote about a while back (with no personal comms in the 22nd cent.) also had a hostess offering ashtrays to her guests, in the living room. That gave me a jolt. Well, I don't really know what the contemporary customs in other countries are, but indoor cigar/cigarette smoking in the 22nd century?  |
It isn't be a major spoiler (the book isn't completed yet, no idea if ever will be) to say I have a story in which smoking makes a return in the future because its health effects are no longer a problem. Even the social niceties of sharing unpleasant smoke may also be resolved by then, although that isn't something I have delved into in my story, it's actually not about smoking after all, it's just part of the setting - an aspect that current audiences may appreciate more than those of a future generation ... or not.
Given the plight of our planet, as least as far as human habitation goes, even setting a story in the 22nd century might be considered lacking in foresight.
