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The Fantasy and the Cyberpunk Futurism of Singapore
Revisiting William Gibson’s 1993 essay on the city-state took me back to my home, where future is past.. Singapore was eager to host the 2018 Trump-Kim summit, which a local politician called an “incredible branding opportunity.” ...
At the brink of climate catastrophe, we must know that unchecked growth will doom us all to destitution. Going green has to be for real, and we cannot afford to hold onto the hollow dream of capital accumulation for its own sake.
