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I agree with and excited about this development. I'm an academically trained futurist and I'm continually frustrated by the future as being techno-solutionist-d

by djpr 8y ago

I agree with and excited about this development. I'm an academically trained futurist and I'm continually frustrated by the future as being techno-solutionist-driven and mostly Western or some Hong Kong/Tokyo future. Black Panther, I hope, will help people to be inspired by other ideas of what the future can be - from different cultural lenses, changes in view of technology, changes in ways of doing etc. It's about decolonizing the future and opening the door to other ways of being. Here's one of my favorite piece of futures work that I like to talk about. It's about the future of human relationships: https://jfsdigital.org/2017/09/22/the-future-of-marriage/ https://jfsdigital.org/2017/09/22/the-future-of-marriage/ Yes, it's still techno-driven and still very San Francisco, but at least its not about flying cars or fancy tech, just different ways of being.

whatshisface 8y ago
>“Marriage Rebranded” – Short-term or “beta” marriages offer couples the chance to test the waters before being legally bound. People expect less from marriage. Haha, someone should let this author know about dating.
- retsibsi 8y ago
  > dating Sounds more like pre-marital cohabitation (which is also already common), but perhaps with a more explicit and formalised sense that this is a time-limited 'trial phase'. I wonder why this goes together with reduced expectations; I can imagine it leading to a resurgance in the belief that marriage is for life, by reducing the number of impulsive and semi-informed marriages. But maybe that goes hand in hand with the rejection of some less-realistic romantic ideals we have about the role of a life partner?
  - valesco 8y ago
    >Sounds more like pre-marital cohabitation (which is also already common), but perhaps with a more explicit and formalised sense that this is a time-limited 'trial phase'. That already exists, at least in Belgium (legal cohabitation) and in France (PACS).
    - dleslie 8y ago
      And in British Columbia, Canada; here there is no meaningful differentiation between a contractual Marriage and a common-law Marriage by cohabitation.
loosetypes 8y ago
> "I'm an academically trained futurist" What does this mean? > "and I'm continually frustrated by the future as being techno-solutionist-driven and mostly Western or some Hong Kong/Tokyo future." The future as it is and has been coming to pass? How we, today and recently, culturally portray the idea of the future?
- ACow_Adonis 8y ago
  I cringe every time i have to call myself a data scientist, but I guess I should be thankful I don't have to yet call myself an academically trained futurist :P
  - djpr 8y ago
    Haha, yes, I'd trade futurist for data scientist. In academic circles, we're called foresight or futures studies field but no one knows what that is.
    - qbaqbaqba 8y ago
      Have you read The Futurological Congress by Stanisław Lem? That's the first thing that came to my mind after reading about your profession.
      - djpr 8y ago
        I have not, but I'll check it out. I've read "The Futurist" which is also a satirical look. I think the field can be made better with a healthy dose of introspection via satire, so I welcome reading this book. Thanks!
    - madamelic 8y ago
      I can't believe this is a real thing. I really thought you were pulling a high-quality troll. It legitimately sounds like you belong working at the Ministry of Magic.
      - 8y ago

by djpr 8y ago

whatshisface 8y ago

>“Marriage Rebranded” – Short-term or “beta” marriages offer couples the chance to test the waters before being legally bound. People expect less from marriage. Haha, someone should let this author know about dating.

retsibsi 8y ago
> dating Sounds more like pre-marital cohabitation (which is also already common), but perhaps with a more explicit and formalised sense that this is a time-limited 'trial phase'. I wonder why this goes together with reduced expectations; I can imagine it leading to a resurgance in the belief that marriage is for life, by reducing the number of impulsive and semi-informed marriages. But maybe that goes hand in hand with the rejection of some less-realistic romantic ideals we have about the role of a life partner?
- valesco 8y ago
  >Sounds more like pre-marital cohabitation (which is also already common), but perhaps with a more explicit and formalised sense that this is a time-limited 'trial phase'. That already exists, at least in Belgium (legal cohabitation) and in France (PACS).
  - dleslie 8y ago
    And in British Columbia, Canada; here there is no meaningful differentiation between a contractual Marriage and a common-law Marriage by cohabitation.

loosetypes 8y ago

> "I'm an academically trained futurist" What does this mean? > "and I'm continually frustrated by the future as being techno-solutionist-driven and mostly Western or some Hong Kong/Tokyo future." The future as it is and has been coming to pass? How we, today and recently, culturally portray the idea of the future?

ACow_Adonis 8y ago
I cringe every time i have to call myself a data scientist, but I guess I should be thankful I don't have to yet call myself an academically trained futurist :P
- djpr 8y ago
  Haha, yes, I'd trade futurist for data scientist. In academic circles, we're called foresight or futures studies field but no one knows what that is.
  - qbaqbaqba 8y ago
    Have you read The Futurological Congress by Stanisław Lem? That's the first thing that came to my mind after reading about your profession.
    - djpr 8y ago
      I have not, but I'll check it out. I've read "The Futurist" which is also a satirical look. I think the field can be made better with a healthy dose of introspection via satire, so I welcome reading this book. Thanks!
  - madamelic 8y ago
    I can't believe this is a real thing. I really thought you were pulling a high-quality troll. It legitimately sounds like you belong working at the Ministry of Magic.
    - 8y ago