Sure, some of these fantasies sound outlandish. But it's possible the authors will turn out to be right. Without major advances in cryogenics, you and I probably won't be around to find out. The year is 2002, and the greenhouse effect has wreaked havoc with the Earth. Starvation and plagues have emptied American suburbs as survivors flee to cities where they don't need cars or gasoline.
People cook soybeanloaf dinners in infrabakes.
Although some might enjoy wielding such power, George is terrified of dreaming something catastrophic and destroying the world. The psychiatrist sees George as his ticket to a prestigious job and maybe to world peace if there's time. Unfortunately, George dreams about aliens landing on Earth, and they do. People feel lucky if they eat pig liver for dinner. In this future, people carry around karma cards with magnetic strips on which karma can be added or subtracted.