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Jamais Cascio: Finding a Little Comfort Fifteen Minutes into the Future

Posted on May 21, 2008

After a day like today--I feel like I have been on a herky-jerky roller coaster for ten hours straight--I think we need some comforting thoughts. Jamais Cascio, someone I respect greatly, obliges: http://www.openthefuture.com/2008/05/fifteen_minutes_into_the_futur.htmlMy thoughts under the fold. [break]One of the hardest things to grapple with as a futurist is the sheer banality of tomorrow.We live our lives, dealing with everyday issues and minor problems. Changes rarely shock; more often, they startle or titillate, and very quickly get folded into the existing cultural momentum. Even when b...

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