"It is change, continuing change, inevitable change, that is the dominant factor in society today. No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be..." --Isaac Asimov
My attention has been drawn to the above quote and it has set me thinking to a greater extent than I thought it could. Not because we have had a change of year, or because we are in a new decade. Not because I don't like change, or the thought of change, infact I believe the opposite as I look forward to, and probably need and thrive on, the possibility of change, for the better.
One initial thought I've had that needs expanding is that;
The society we have is the society we deserve. It is the society that we have created by our past decisions.
Did we properly take into account 'the world as it will be' when we made changes?
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