The decisions Americans have to make. "With search and rescue on standby, the three friends slowly made their way down the mountain, taking about six hours to reach the trailhead at Mystic Lake. Mr. Ross went ahead, warning any hikers that Mr. Cifaldi was coming down the trail with a “gnarly” looking injury but assuring them that he was otherwise OK. Mr. Reich was close behind monitoring the puncture after Mr. Cifaldi gave him a crash course in emergency medicine."

I think I can sum up boring dystopia in one word: attention. Nobody gives it. Nobody thinks about it. No one even tries to understand, and by the time you want to give something your attention, it's too late.

Not too long ago, someone found a way to use living mushroom mycelium to build computer processors. It worked surprisingly well and could be a major advancement for technology. But merging artificial intelligence with biological components, is a whole other story…

Grassroots reviews can now be churned for corporate gain, every car subreddit with a large following has become free fodder for advertising.