It's surprising how little vitality these have nowadays. Instead of fanaticallly dedicating themselves to narrow, all-explanatory cults, people just sort of eyeblink at 'em and move on to the next similiar topic. In a true Network Society, all fringe beliefs about the future seem to be more or less equivalent, like Visa, American Express and Mastercard. "Conservatism" conserves nothing; there is no "progression" in which to progress.

Es ist wieder soweit. SF-Autor Bruce Sterling und Consultant Jon Lebowsky wagen einen Blick in die nahe Zukunft in einer Email-Diskussion.
Interessante Denkanstöße und Blickwinkel auf die nächsten 12 Monate.