A look back at our time from the 2100 A.D. edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica
Summary: Today we have an exercise in future history (see Wikipedia), a look at my forecast of medium-term geopolitical trends. The most interesting predictions are at the end (starting with #4), our responses to the obvious trends. History moves in leaps. Punctuated equilibrium it’s called in evolutionary biology: a long period with relatively slow change, then …
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