Sterling's Tomorrow Now on the WELL

Cory Doctorow 12:20 pm Fri Jan 3, 2003

Another great public interview on the WELL's public Inkwell conference starts today: Bruce Sterling is being interviewed about his new book, "Tomorrow Now: Envisioning the Next 50 Years," which is a fantastic read that puts previous attempts at this kind of futurism, [cough Toffler cough] to shame:

I knew a long time ago that when the
turn of the millennium came around I
would be a middle-aged guy. I promised
myself I would take some time off then
and try to re-educate myself so I wouldn't
THINK SO MUCH like a middle-aged guy.

Unfortunately, I can't make myself think
like a young guy, because I know too much
and I've lost so much physical vitality, but on
the other hand, after writing this book TOMORROW NOW,
I think about the future like a middle-aged guy
who is VERY, VERY ENGAGED.

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