Republished with permission from Florida Phoenix, by Craig Pittman I watched a lot of cartoons as a kid. None was more visually stunning than “The Jetsons.” It focused on a family coping with life in a streamlined future filled with snazzy gadgets. George Jetson, for instance, commutes to work in a flying car that’s quieter than your average vacuum cleaner. When he lands, George folds his vehicle up into a briefcase he then carries into his offi…