🔬NEW The Future is "AND" - not "OR"🛰️ @sturdyalex.bsky.social chats to futurologist and author Richard Watson about trying to plan for an increasingly unstable future - and finds something quite inspirational. SPOTIFY 🔊: open.spotify.com/episode/0G1s... APPLE 🍏: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q... - ThreadSky

quietriotpod.bsky.social • 62 days ago

🔬NEW The Future is "AND" - not "OR"🛰️

@sturdyalex.bsky.social chats to futurologist and author Richard Watson about trying to plan for an increasingly unstable future - and finds something quite inspirational.

SPOTIFY 🔊: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0G1sNoKfDao02hRXZgudg2?si=3e35ad2e03d948da

APPLE 🍏: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/quiet-riot/id1747588157?i=1000682493783

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jamilaw.bsky.social•61 days ago

Excellent listening for an insomnia night, also excellent shownotes, loved seeing his bookshelf. Like him I'm puzzled about the lack of business interest in an aging population beyond care homes. (us disabled young ones hang around stuffy accessibility shops, it's very limited & very ugly)

quietriotpod.bsky.social•61 days ago

I had never thought of it in terms of society becoming less risk-taking and more sclerotic. It was a lightbulb moment. A x

jamilaw.bsky.social•60 days ago

Yes, I think Japan is very interesting in that respect. Also as it is all so intermingled with immigration. They invented robots to avoid it, they look futuristic but is it steeped in resistance to change?

rahid1.bsky.social•61 days ago

#RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/quietriot

lesserspottedh.bsky.social•62 days ago

Thank you so much for this illuminating podcast, Alex and Richard. So inspirational, so much to think about.

corrydes.bsky.social•62 days ago

Still trying to digest this one, hard to get my mind to accept drops in younger population being a problem while at the same time immigration (predominantly young people) and accepting refugees is also a “problem” 🤷🏻‍♀️

moira31mudlarks.bsky.social•61 days ago

Hmm intriguing
Let’s hear what they have to say - will listen later

jimtomjazz.bsky.social•60 days ago

This was a highly thought provoking and enjoyable listen. It’s already bookmarked for repeat.

jpcherr.bsky.social•61 days ago

📌

davidotley.bsky.social•61 days ago

📌

johndaledalton.bsky.social•60 days ago

Star Trek did have war, some disease and quite a lot of perils. The creatures that sucked all the salt out of you leaving red rings on the skin were quite scary.

mindspikes.bsky.social•54 days ago

📌

mikecornes.bsky.social•61 days ago

Another excellent guest.
Differentiating between Possible Futures, Probable Futures and Preferred Futures is useful in many ways; particularly avoiding catastrophising, and seeking to direct policies towards ‘better’ rather than chasing ‘perfect’.

mikecornes.bsky.social•61 days ago

Although I did think of Black Mirror when he was talking about his Worst Possible Future fiction.

mikecornes.bsky.social•61 days ago

And I’m already living one of the AND options he mentioned; I buy vinyl LPs, go to live gigs when I can, but most of the music I consume is via streaming services.

onisillos.bsky.social•61 days ago

I can’t see why I’d want to consult a futurologist rather than a historian. Forgive me, but futurology has a very Malcolm Gladwell energy.

And isn’t the TV idea just Black Mirror for kids?

The show was still an interesting listen though 😉

sturdyalex.bsky.social•61 days ago

I can't see why you would want to consult a futurologist OR a historian tbh. In what capacity?

nigel63.bsky.social•61 days ago

"History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes."
- is attributed to Mark Twain.

What Twain actually said was:
"History never repeats itself, but the Kaleidoscopic combinations of the pictured present often seem to be constructed out of the broken fragments of antique legends."
🙂

meejahoar.bsky.social•61 days ago

Bunions, perhaps? ☺️😊

onisillos.bsky.social•61 days ago

To provide insight into how matters might play out and hence plan accordingly, I’d want someone who was versed in how relevant issues and how they have played out so far. History is an evidence-based way to understand events, whereas futurology just sounds like business consulting.

sturdyalex.bsky.social•61 days ago

So basically by acting as your own futurologist. 🤣

onisillos.bsky.social•60 days ago

I should add it to my bio. I could specialise in pandemic preparedness. People would ask me if they’re prepared, and for a reasonable fee I would tell them “no”.

nigelx31.bsky.social•60 days ago

Fantastic, thought-provoking episode. I had about 5 ideas for books (that I'll never write) while listening. 😊

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