Futurism the Global Balance of Power
The Birth of a Chinese Vision
Sinofuturism: Promise and Paradox
It’s the early 1900s, some artsy rebels are geeking out over the shiny, noisy wonders of the modern age. These Futurists were like kids in a candy store, but instead of lollipops, they were drooling over steam engines and racing cars. They were all about saying “再见” (zài jiàn) to dusty old traditions and giving a big bear hug to the cool, metallic future. Fast forward to today, and boy, have things gotten interesting! We’ve traded in our zeppelins for smartphones, and our Futurist pals have had to level up their game. Now, we’re not just talking about fancy gadgets — we’re diving headfirst into a digital wonderland of AI, robots, and tech so wild that sci-fi writers break out in a cold sweat.
In the wake of this new millennium, the global geopolitical landscape has experienced a profound transformation, with these sci-fi writers serving as a transnational force that places a technoscientific process or material object at the core of initiating social change. Wait what? We’re diving into the wackiest invisible conga line we’ve ever (not) seen! A specter already embedded into a trillion industrial products, a billion individuals, and a million veiled narratives. Thus something stands out as a peculiar anomaly. It’s not a…
