Nothing makes sense anymore. It seems that as a society we’ve given up on logic and rational thought I’ve spent a lot of time working my nuts off since about 2005 trying to figure out how the world is changing Not as a futurist but as a “now”ist. I’ve tried to figure out the changes that matter, the tech both to ignore and that will make a difference How behaviors and society will change. How businesses will alter. How to make money from new opportunities. I’ve been quite proud of my record. I’ve been published 700 times about the future and change, written a book, and stand by every single paragraph I’ve written I’ve spent months looking at data, talking to a variety of experts in public health, to statisticians, biophysicists, virologists, and even people in government and media What I failed to realize is that as a society, we are predictably irrational.Hanging on to the wrong decisions,sensationalizing and looking at events with an emotional lens When we look at government & the discourse & narratives that shape policies, we’ve been largely driven by status quo bias, confirmation bias, loss aversion, always seeking to reinforce the righteousness of our past decisions I’ve used logic.I presumed that we wanted perspective. I presumed that we wanted the best for the most …see more