Legitimate futurists are objecting to some pop-culture nonsense with NFT's, cryptocurrency, etc., often describing such things as scams. I suspect that the aut

Legitimate futurists are objecting to some pop-culture nonsense with NFT's, cryptocurrency, etc., often describing such things as scams. I suspect that the author may've had that in mind there. It may be sorta like the problem with science: there's real science and pop-culture science-flavored junk, and pop-culture audiences may perceive real scientists as dismissive because they're always so critical of the latest pop-culture fads. So while futurists may love new-tech and scientists may love science, pop-culture may see things differently because they see futurists/scientists dismissing (what they perceive to be) new-tech/science.