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futures studies
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study of possible, probable, and preferable social, technological and political futures
Futures studies is a field that examines possible, probable, and preferable futures for society, technology, and politics to help us think systematically about what might happen and what we should aim for. It matters because understanding different potential futures can inform better decisions today and help us work toward outcomes we prefer rather than simply reacting to change as it arrives.
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- Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
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- Futurism
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- worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/tags/futurology
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Encyclopedic overview
Moore's law is an example of futurology; it is a statistical collection of past and present trends with the goal of accurately extrapolating future trends.
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