Depends on who's descendents are doing the thinking (there's a really good possibility they'll be Chinese), and whether things go well or ill between now and then (ref global warming, hubbard's peak, etc.). I'll pick "well", for sake of argument. I think they'll mostly feel fortunate, especially w.r.t. drugs and alcohol and physical recklessness. They'll be able to repair themselves with much, much greater facility than we can. If things go well, practical longevity will have increased dramatically. That might make us generally more reckless, but I expect that it will make us more conservative: If we've got more life to live, we might think of that as "life in the bank". And we might see more conservatism in the "young" for that very reason. (Though at less than 30 or so, I think people will still think of themselves as immortal.)Air cars? Not like George Jetson. More like a the personal transporters in _Childhood's End_. Some people will want to do it the natural way, of course; I can imagine personal flying rigs of various kinds to suit varying tastes....
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