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The World Of Tomorrow

Virginia Postrel | Works In Progress | 5th December 2024

In the mid 20C, imagined versions of the future as depicted in exhibitions, films, novels and more were glamorous. A utopian combination of effortless, rapid transportation, idealised urban life, technological solutions for domestic drudgery and avant-garde fashions informed a bold, sleek, silvery design aesthetic. And yet, when the 21C arrived, it looked nothing like this. What happened? (6,300 words)

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How Should A Person Be?

Sam Kahn | Castalia | 4th December 2024

Tongue-in-cheek overview of the seven moral personalities in existence today. Runs the gamut from the market-obsessed, inward-looking "Social Darwinist" to the member of the "educated elite" who is "very comforted by the editorial page of the New York Times and its sense of steadily-unfolding progress". Others adhere to "the wisdom of traditions" or whatever Silicon Valley is doing (1,900 words)

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