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Re:Ask HN: Were we ever future-obsessed as we are now? by babyrainbow on Friday October 07, 2016 @10:18PM (#12665320)
Its better to live with a solid grasp and understanding of the past and evaluate things on that basis, than to exist with a short term memory and perpetual fantasy of the future...

But the latter helps to exploit you more...So I guess that is where the big shot entrepreneurs/corporations/governments want you..

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Re:Ask HN: Were we ever future-obsessed as we are now? by veddox on Monday October 10, 2016 @06:14PM (#12680165)
I would rather know the past to understand the present than hypothesize the future.
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Re:Ask HN: Were we ever future-obsessed as we are now? by samstave on Friday October 07, 2016 @11:33PM (#12665539)
Too literal... Relax
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Re:Ask HN: Were we ever future-obsessed as we are now? by babyrainbow on Saturday October 08, 2016 @04:29AM (#12666166)
No! [1] I am mad as hell and I am not going to take this anymore!

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMVMbmQBug

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