From Steph Győry, Sydney, Australia
Our ability to imagine possible futures probably evolved in large part to simulate threats. In The Time Machine, H.G. Wells didn’t so much predict a dystopian future as highlight a path to help avoid it. As for tech barons who see stark, dichotomous futures, it is useful to remember that we live in a fractal universe where things are rarely black or white (11 January, p 22).
