Ask HN: Were we ever future-obsessed as we are now?

Re:Ask HN: Were we ever future-obsessed as we are now? by veddox on Monday October 10, 2016 @06:13PM (#12680161)

I think in general, as a society, we are. Although as other posters have pointed out, our "future" has shrunk from trying to predict the next 100 years to predicting the next 10.

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Re:Ask HN: Were we ever future-obsessed as we are now? by flukus on Monday October 10, 2016 @07:04PM (#12680459)

I go a step further and say we're still trying to predict the last 10.

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