PS: It’s easy for you to say “Show us your shocking future!”
Let’s hear what sort of shocking development you think might result in a better future in which you would be out of place.
And by that I don’t mean that you’re economically obsoleted, if that’s what you’ve already been raised to expect as a normal fate. I mean a genuinely arguably-better world that doesn’t comfortably confirm all your political and moral beliefs—at least the ones you had before you asked the question.
If you’re seriously considering the question, you’ll probably be tempted to post your comment anonymously. Which you should feel free to do, of course.
I offered the example of “To spread science more effectively, hide the textbooks, taboo open discussion, keep the knowledge secret, surround its access with trial and ritual.” That’s bad enough to start with. What’s yours?
PS: It’s easy for you to say “Show us your shocking future!”
Let’s hear what sort of shocking development you think might result in a better future in which you would be out of place.
And by that I don’t mean that you’re economically obsoleted, if that’s what you’ve already been raised to expect as a normal fate. I mean a genuinely arguably-better world that doesn’t comfortably confirm all your political and moral beliefs—at least the ones you had before you asked the question.
If you’re seriously considering the question, you’ll probably be tempted to post your comment anonymously. Which you should feel free to do, of course.
I offered the example of “To spread science more effectively, hide the textbooks, taboo open discussion, keep the knowledge secret, surround its access with trial and ritual.” That’s bad enough to start with. What’s yours?