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Futurology always ends up telling you more about your own time than about the future.
Matt Ridley The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves
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Futurology always ends up telling you more about your own time than about the future.
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Matt Ridley

The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves

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