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"THE FUTURE IS always arriving, in one form or another. There is no no
future. It’s an absurdly simple point, like saying that one plus one
equals two. But despite its apparent simplicity, it bears remembering
because its corollary has far-reaching consequences: that the future
will come regardless of our capacity to imagine and articulate a vision
for it. Which in turn leads to another obvious but easily missed point:
that any failure of the imagination vis-à-vis the future does not
prevent the future arriving, but only leaves it susceptible to the
visions of others. Or, to put it another way: the future belongs to
those who dare to imagine it."
Cynicism is also a valuable perspective - and science fiction is
important as a way of looking at prospective social and other changes,
and at both negative and positive possibilities.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
