My feelings are mixed. On one hand, I have an excitement about the future because I like the idea that we'll discover more things. Humanity is a curious species and we always seem to be interested in seeing what more is out there and coming up with new inventions. I wonder if we'll ever come up with Holodek video games or discover an "M-class planet" with life on it. Living to see the first person on Mars would make me very happy.
On the other hand, I also have a lot of fears. To me, my country... the America I grew up in doesn't exist anymore. (I'm a child of the 80s, I was raised to believe I could become anything I wanted to and then the world happened...). To put it in popular science-fiction terms, I see signs that we're becoming Panem. There's a high level of economic disparity that just seems to keep growing. I'm actually worried that my guy and I might die of perfectly preventable diseases due to "not having the right insurance" to be cared for. We can't up and move to anywhere else because... poor. Plus, I have some unfortunate things in my past that would probably prevent me from being allowed to emmigrate. I mean, right now, I'm on the freakin' Disability dole and *it doesn't cover even basic dentistry*. If I get a raging infection in a broken tooth I've got, I'm pretty much screwed. I'll be a while before we start giving our children in Tribute, but hey... Panem... Also, I worry that if what I'm surviving on is revoked, considering the job market where I and my SO both have experience killing ourselves for not-enough-to-pay-the-rent-get-gas-and-eat on a reliable basis, I do actively worry that my last days as an old woman might be spent in a cardboard box.
So, a mixed-bag for me. Some good things, some legitimate fears. - I wish we lived in a world where people actually thought that all human beings were worth saving.