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In this essay, I will give my views on technology and progress, focusing specifically on space travel, computers and transhumanism.

Futurism is not just predictive. It is also normative. We are concerned with what we should do, not just with what will happen. So, I’m going to talk about what I think will happen, what probably won’t happen, and what I think we should try to do.

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