Perceiving the future
“We make the future in much the same way: we use reasoning and evidence to predict what we can, and whenever we bump up against uncertainty, we fill the void with the present day.”
Cory Doctorow argues that the way in which we interpret and use futurist predictions are dependant both upon what we are using them for, and what we can perceive. Article in Locus Magazine, here. Via Boing Boing, here.
Further reading
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