Simon Reynolds disects a book by Daniel H. Wilson; "Where's My Jetpack? A Guide to the Amazing Science Fiction Future That Never Arrived." (Amazon) A critical expansion of Futurism from 40's on which never leaves the consumerist realm. A quote; "After the info-tech boom's bust and 9/11, we haven't heard as much from these digi-prophets. All that Dow Jones-indexed mania has sagged to a sour calm. Futurology as a popular nonfiction genre has been largely reduced to short-term trend watching, cool hunting in the service of marketing people and brand makers." salon.com
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I should tell these people about my teleport project...
Thanks for the link Orhan.
I don't think the futurology disappeared, it went green :
http://www.archinect.com/forum/threads.php?id=56663_300_42_0
Its the classic debate - White Robes or Jet Packs in the future?
Just don't mix the two ep - those robes are flammable...
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