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Re:Why Futurism Has a Cultural Blindspot (2015) by madamelic on Sunday October 14, 2018 @11:16AM (#18213295)
I can't believe this is a real thing. I really thought you were pulling a high-quality troll.

It legitimately sounds like you belong working at the Ministry of Magic.

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Re:Why Futurism Has a Cultural Blindspot (2015) by djpr on Sunday October 14, 2018 @12:04PM (#18213536)
madamelic, yeah I've gotten a lot of funny looks from people. When I explain that its relates to scenario planning, it sounds a bit less silly.

There are some govts, like in Finland or Singapore, that invest heavily in futures studies. Singapore Gov't has multiple foresight teams within the prime minister's office, ministry of trade etc. UAE has a quasi-Ministery of the Future: https://www.mocaf.gov.ae/en

I'd rather be working at the Ministry of Magic though. :p

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Re:Why Futurism Has a Cultural Blindspot (2015) by madamelic on Thursday October 18, 2018 @08:01AM (#18247528)
Oh, I wasn't like putting down your work. From what I found poking around it sounds like an important field.

Just the name cracked me up. :)

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