Trickle-Down Eschatology
The urgency flows down. The safety net doesn't.
Anticipating the Aftermath.
Independent writing from Scott Smith about culture, technology, politics & the future.
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May 01
Archive: Playing the Future
Board games, forecasting, and alternate histories
21 min read
Mar 12
Archive: Sailing the Seas of Superdensity
Thoughts on making a collaborative map of uncertainty
6 min read
Dec 23
Archive: Universe Coherence
Ensuring Futures Fit Together
2 min read
Dec 05
Archive: Speculative Humanitarian Futures
Imagining responses to a turbulent world
9 min read
Mar 23
Archive: Lossy Futures
Choosing your resolution level when communicating futures.
3 min read
Mar 23
Archive: Views of a Dark World
We are too reliant on black swans to illuminate the unseen infrastructure on which we depend.
5 min read