An End To Predictions, A Call For Revolution
I think it is very hard to make predictions about 2019 because there are so many wildcards. Or, as Buckminster Fuller said,
We have a hard time getting out of the way of something we can’t see coming.
Instead of specific predictions — like Trump being impeached and convicted, or Google buying Slack — I will discuss a few trends, more generally.
I have left aside the churning whirlwind of technological advances, such as the rise of AI, and the host of technologies that form what many are calling the fourth industrial revolution. Those are creating a foundational acceleration underlying the world’s economies, a disruptive and destabilizing force, acting like a current in deep seas. If you are sailing in the same direction as the current, it is a great help, but if you seek to head a different way the current will slow and deflect your efforts. Most importantly, the current is outside of our control: we have to fight it, sail with it, or stay on land.
