From Future
I have decided not to include dates and tried to eliminate names if possible; therefore, most names here are either those of existing nouns or represent some concept, rather than a proper noun.
In the following text, I develop everything simultaneously, as I do not assert that I know the timetables for this; indeed, by "near future" (the span of time I purport to cover here) it may turn out to be just a few years to half a century or more. Instead, the work is organized according to aspect: politics, technological, contemporary problem solving, and social.
1. Knowledge
Over the years I have been amassing a body of knowledge which now provides me with an abundance of information with which to investigate in understanding the past, finding the present, and predicting the future. My knowledge is by no means complete, and therefore the predictions that follow are not set in stone nor necessarily accurate.
2. Wisdom
I have been placing myself in others' shoes, so to speak, in order to understand how various points of view may be held toward what I predict will occur. Of course, who is to say that wisdom is true? ...And in any case, all too often "wisdom" as a weapon is generally laughed out of the arena, only to stab back swiftly.
3. Ingenuity
As you read through this text, you might note that some ideas are very unusual. Indeed, I have taken the liberty to introduce new, sometimes drastic ideas, both overly pessimistic and optimistic. I feel that I can do this because so much of the past was in fact determined by new creations invented during what was then their "future".
4. Justifications
I will try to justify each of my claims at every point. Of course, I cannot expect nor meet every counterargument; herein lies the greatest flaw in my prediction. Yet, that is something we need to understand in everything that we come across.
5. Limitations
As I have already repeatedly mentioned, there are many limitations to what we know and what we can predict; therefore, there will be many events that I cannot foresee that may have significant influences on the future. As we go further into the future, however, these predictions can become more and more accurate for any particular event.
6. Pragmatism
These various concepts tie together to form a pragmatic worldview that I feel is fundamentally important to understanding the forces running the world of our future. The predictions I make can only be pragmatic to a point as the other concepts' limitations come into play, yet still can be considered much more reliable than various other instances. Indeed, the stress on diversity that I present here contradicts the stress on megascale engineering and "wishful thinking" that many other futurologist-wannabes have considered.
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