[ExI] Futurism in the Geekipedia

PJ Manney pjmanney at gmail.com
Mon Oct 1 20:04:57 UTC 2007


Has anyone gotten a look at Wired's Geekipedia?  Under the entry
"Futurism" is a breakdown of supposed Futurist schools: Capitalists,
Socialists, Totalitarians and Apocalyptics.

http://www.wired.com/culture/geekipedia/magazine/geekipedia/futurism

Here's what they say about people we supposedly resemble:

"Totalitarians:
Futurists of this variety don't merely forecast or speculate.  The
have a rigid ideological conviction about what the future holds, and
they'll happily force it on anyone within reach.  Prominent schemes
come from situationists, singularity enthusiasts and transhumanist
visionaries who are so desperate to escape the nightmare of history
that nobody else can figure out what they're talking about.  Major
proponent: Project for the New American Century."

HUH?!  In their wildest imaginings, when did transhumanists or
singulartarians become neo-cons???!!!  Did I just wake up and you all
invaded Iran while I slept???

Some of us may partially resemble the capitalists and some of us the
socialists and some both simultaneously (and none ,thank goodness,
resemble the Apocalyptics, who are Fundies), but for Pete's sake, do
these guys know anything about actual futurism???

PJ



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