The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes.
Openness has been vital to Asia's fast growth in the past and it will continue to be crucial for the area's further development.
It's more fun having him as everyman in the 25th Century. It is better to concentrate on what this planet will be like 500 years from now, and not be dealing with little aliens in space and all that related stuff.