As the modern technological revolution continues to dazzle and enthral, with gadgets and conveniences that you may or may not ever access to. And on top of the rather concerning need to monitor everyone and tell them how to live, there is talk of more pods. Not just ones for growing babies, as mentioned in Pod Life and Pod Life 2. To go with that and the Death Pod, the med bed makes an appearance. Whether it’s true or not, I’m not entirely sure, as I have seen rumbles of it for a few years now. And as so many things are just talk, with a few pictures added to make it seem real, it is best to reserve judgement on what we might decide are ‘truths’ these days.

Elysium – a film where much of it revolves around getting to the med bed on a space station. Where ordinary folk are restricted and held on the planets surface to face hardships and suffer illnesses while ‘the elite’ keep it for themselves.

Stargate – an Egyptian style sarcophagus, which was a rejuvenation machine, not just for curing illness, but capable of bringing back someone from the dead.

Alien – not quite the same as the above two in premise, because they had cryo-pods, for long deep space journeys where the body would be placed in suspended animation for as long as kept in there.

So, all sorts of pods for growing people, curing people, ending people, and potentially preserving people. It is all very weird and adds a strange mechanical process to what should be natural. And one that, of course, is profitable for someone somewhere. A Costly Life, or A Profitable Death? seems to be how we are viewed, with The Bottom Line being what decides if we ever get access to the beneficial advancements. We shall see…

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