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The Prophet Business
There have always been oracles, prophets, soothsayers, utopians, seers, or futurologists to make predictions about what will pass, and no matter how often they are wrong or discredited, humanity’s need remains.
A Century of Tomorrows: How Imagining the Future Shapes the Present
by Glenn Adamson
February 27, 2025 issue