NFTs and social tokens might soon be significant to us as creators or audiences. But since not everyone is excited by crypto, I’d like to turn to other aspects of the potential future.1
As someone (Niels Bohr? Yogi Berra?) once said:
Predictions can be very difficult – especially about the future.
In 2019, who envisioned a world-changing pandemic in 2020 and beyond?
Yet here we are.
Even Substack would have surprised most of us. Two years ago, did you think you’d be writing or reading newsletters much?
Though much is uncertain, we can still look ahead. We can make educated guesses about what may happen and what may be important.
I have no idea what NFTs, social tokens, or crypto are all about, but the little I've read about them tells me they wouldn't interest me enough to spend a lot of time trying to figure them out. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't write about them. We all write about the things that interest us, and if we're lucky we'll find an audience.
It's a good thing that our interests are so varied and we don't all write about the same things. Being passionate about the topics we write about is key to keeping it interesting.
As for predictions for the future, entire books have been written about predictions that failed badly--often comically. They're guessing games, meant only for fun. Usually wishful thinking, but sometimes dystopian in fertile minds. They've come close a few times, and that's what keeps the game going.
So what do I foresee? I don't. I can't even predict what tomorrow will bring, but I find the mystery far more interesting that trying to guess what's going to happen.
I have no idea what NFTs, social tokens, or crypto are all about, but the little I've read about them tells me they wouldn't interest me enough to spend a lot of time trying to figure them out. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't write about them. We all write about the things that interest us, and if we're lucky we'll find an audience.
It's a good thing that our interests are so varied and we don't all write about the same things. Being passionate about the topics we write about is key to keeping it interesting.
As for predictions for the future, entire books have been written about predictions that failed badly--often comically. They're guessing games, meant only for fun. Usually wishful thinking, but sometimes dystopian in fertile minds. They've come close a few times, and that's what keeps the game going.
So what do I foresee? I don't. I can't even predict what tomorrow will bring, but I find the mystery far more interesting that trying to guess what's going to happen.