after todays class, i was thinking about the four futures discussed. of course hawaii was used as the example because that is where we are living now, but i began to think about a lot of places in the rest of the world and how one or all of those models fit with how i see things now. we looked at the possible futures in terms of tourism, but what about in terms of local community... people will be living differently from the way they do now by a lot. i guess that is an obvious statement... the four options were such a simple way of looking at it. when "futures" was first presented, i felt super overwhelmed with the limitless possibilities. the possibilities are still endless but its nice to have a few frames to see options through. i am excited to be living in this time when everything changes so quickly. we will get to see so much in our lifetimes. as for societies skyrocketing, collapsing, becoming exclusive and different, or transforming into something way out of left field... we get to watch it happen probably to our own society. yikes.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
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i agree, i think it's a very exciting time to be alive. Like you said it can be quite overwhelming, and sometimes i feel hopeless and little scared, but it will definitely be interesting to see how things turn out. I think the tsunamis of change that are coming our way will totally transform society and the way that we are living, and it'll be crazy to watch it all unfold. I can totally picture being alive in the year 2038 and thinking back on this class and all of the things that we learned, and i wouldn't be surprised if some of the things we've discussed become a reality. Hopefully the future will be place that we are all happy with.
I hope that the futures we talked about dont become a reality. and if they do, i hope that we are fully prepared for what the future may bring.
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