Stålenhag isn’t just saying ‘what if the world had advanced technology like artificial intelligence and fusion reactors?’ He’s saying, yeah the future’s happeni

Stålenhag isn’t just saying ‘what if the world had advanced technology like artificial intelligence and fusion reactors?’ He’s saying, yeah the future’s happening – and we won’t like how it turns out. He’s saying: ‘the future is a mirror, and you won’t like what it shows you.’ His work calls us out for who we are – children of an army of defeated soldiers who focused on winning every battle, only to lose the war. That doesn't translate well to Hollywood.