tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post2537428387571698222..comments2024-03-24T18:32:45.563-04:00Comments on Black and White: World-Bettering Example 1Anne E.G. Nydamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-51279646760602547932012-06-07T08:28:43.281-04:002012-06-07T08:28:43.281-04:00Yes. The important thing for this, I think, is to...Yes. The important thing for this, I think, is to write stories that are thoughtful about how new technologies can be good or bad - but how if we make the right choices and proceed with some moral compass then we need not give up in despair but can, indeed, improve life for all of us. I agree with Boulding that envisioning possibilities is crucial.Anne E.G. Nydamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406524149458743460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2303338240948428759.post-19312466149197580782012-06-06T12:01:16.884-04:002012-06-06T12:01:16.884-04:00The late sociologist Elise Boulding used to conduc...The late sociologist Elise Boulding used to conduct workshops to envision a positive future. Participants then worked backwards towards the present, noting what steps might enable the hopeful world to emerge. Sci-fi writers could work in this direction instead of offering the apparent worst case scenarios that are all too easy to imagine.Paxnoreply@blogger.com