The Track Record of Futurists Seems ... Fine

Update: 2022-06-30

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We scored mid-20th-century sci-fi writers on nonfiction predictions. They weren't great, but weren't terrible either. Maybe doing futurism works fine.

https://www.cold-takes.com/the-track-record-of-futurists-seems-fine/

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The Track Record of Futurists Seems ... Fine