If you let people think of this stuff for you , a massive part of culture in your world is not your creation . Fair closing point you ' ve made . I agree with what you ' ve said so far . I ' m trying to create a nearfuture world , taking place in the late 2 ' 080 s . Racism still exists today , yes , but would it still exist in the next 70 years ? After all the progress we ' d make together , I ' m wondering whether or not it ' d be plausible for it to still exist . <| sep |> This is true for everything . Early pioneers need to feel their way through , until enough data had been gathered to learn the meta and formulate the best way to exploit it . Perfect example is the meta game for League of Legends . For around 2 years the team compositions and strategies where like the wild west , then the next 5 years have all been variations of a theme , getting refined and adapting to changes in the game . Movies , game development , most any sport , you can see similar progressions .