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Shiny futurist narratives may distort perceptions of how the future will actually be implemented.
Their wordsWhile these fantasies might seem benign, I believe their narratives are corroding the way we develop the future by distorting our perceptions of how we think the future will actually be implemented.
Their wordsSuccessful technologies dissolve into the everyday. They are convenient, like looking down and seeing an outlet next to your seat. It's not advertised. It's just there Electricity is invisible.
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A new approach to forecasting the future should sit between techno-utopianism and dystopian imagery.
Their wordsWhat's needed, I believe, is a new approach to forecasting the future that sits between the unsustainable techno-utopianism popular with Silicon Valley, and the dystopian imagery favored by pop culture.
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