Our future must involve repurposing and creating new things from what we already have (instead of 20th century “destroy it all and build something completely different” modernism). Our futurism is not nihilistic like cyberpunk and it avoids steampunk’s potentially quasi-reactionary tendencies: it is about ingenuity, generativity, independence, and ... See more
We are living through the final period of urbanization in human history, with approximately 78 million new residents being added to cities annually. These new urban residents are concentrated in countries in the Global South, which often lack the critical infrastructure and effective governance needed to accommodate rapid urban expansion. The choic... See more