“The ruling class tells us that the future is inevitably bright; left-leaning curmudgeons reassure themselves that the future is…

““The ruling class tells us that the future is inevitably bright; left-leaning curmudgeons reassure themselves that the future is inevitably gloomy,” he writes. But the future is neither bright nor gloomy: it’s what we make of it. Between the temptations of nihilism and utopianism lies politics, with its rhythms of long, slow struggle punctuated by the occasional social explosion. It may not provide the thrill of pretending to know the future, but it’s the only force capable of creating a world we might want to live in.”

–Four Futures: Life After Capitalism review – will robots bring utopia or terror? | Books | The Guardian (vianewdarkage)