[germinalphrase]

And yet - our public culture feels, in many ways, so trapped in discussions about the past rather than creating positive visions for the future. Even much of our popular science fiction appears trapped in pessimism or soulless, futurelessness.

[mym1990]

I do think public discourse is often rooted in either people or events, which are a product of the past(even current events/living people). It does take special types of people to discuss and dissect ideas and think about the future.

In fiction writing I think happy-go-lucky stories don't evoke that much of a response. There needs to be conflict and resolution, or some kind of tension. On that note, I just watched the new Dune movie and would love to read through the series now!