Dialectics of Decline

Dialectics of Decline

The Future Sucks

We used to dream of flying cars, why did we stop?

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Jan 28, 2025
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“The Prologue and the Promise.” Mural by Robert McCall

When I was young - an amount of years ago that you shouldn’t worry yourself about - people were obsessed with the future. Star Trek was still on TV, Back to the Future was a cultural touchpoint. People loved to imagine a futuristic utopia right around the corner. Someday, soon, we’d have flying cars,…

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