Futurism §

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• Speculative Fiction: Speculative fiction, including science fiction, is a genre that often explores futuristic themes and ideas.
• Social Change: Futurism anticipates and explores the potential for significant social changes brought about by technological advancements.
• Techno-optimism: Futurism is often associated with a techno-optimistic view, believing that technology will ultimately improve the human condition.
• Kurzweil’s Law of Accelerating Returns: Kurzweil’s law is a key concept in the field of futurism, which studies and predicts future technological and societal developments.
• Dystopian Warnings: On the other hand, futurism can also warn of potential dystopian outcomes if technology is misused or mismanaged.
• Emerging Technologies: Futurism is particularly interested in and speculates about the implications of emerging and future technologies.
• Nanotechnology: Nanotechnology, the manipulation of matter on an atomic and molecular scale, is seen as a key enabling technology for many futuristic visions.
• Accelerationism: Accelerationism shares futurism’s orientation towards radical technological and social change.
• Transhumanism: Transhumanism is closely linked to futurism, the study of potential future scenarios and their implications.
• Radical Life Extension: The possibility of radically extending human lifespan through technological means is a topic of interest in futurism.
• Techno-Utopian: Techno-Utopian is a futuristic ideology that envisions a technologically advanced and perfect society.
• Technological Optimism: Futurism, the study of the future, often incorporates technological optimism in its visions of a technologically advanced society.
• Cyberpunk: Cyberpunk, a subgenre of science fiction, often explores futuristic themes and the impact of advanced technologies on society.
• Transhumanism: Transhumanism, the idea of enhancing human capabilities through technology, is a key concept within futurism.
• Techno-skepticism: However, futurism can also encompass techno-skepticism, which questions the potential negative impacts of technology.
• Artificial Intelligence: The development of artificial intelligence is a major area of interest and speculation within futurism.
• Cyberpunk: Cyberpunk is set in futuristic, often post-industrial settings.
• Technological Progress: Futurism is closely tied to the idea of technological progress, as it envisions and promotes the development of new and advanced technologies.
• Innovation: Futurism encourages and celebrates innovation, as it seeks to push the boundaries of what is possible.
• Utopian Visions: Futurism sometimes presents utopian visions of a technologically advanced and prosperous future for humanity.
• Singularity: The technological singularity, a hypothetical point where technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible, is a central idea in futurism.
• Posthumanism: Posthumanism, the idea of transcending traditional human limitations, is a concept closely related to futurism.
• Sustainability: Futurism often considers the need for sustainable practices and technologies to ensure a viable future for humanity.
• Space Exploration: Space exploration and the potential for human colonization of other planets are important themes in futurism.
• Futurology: Futurology, the study of potential future scenarios and trends, is closely related to and informs futurism.