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What role does cultural shifts has to do in creating change? And what individual action is most effective in promoting it? I understand that this will vary depending on subject but I'm interested in reading about it in general, if you have any tips.

Interesting point. I suppose in general the future is simplified because it's just too complex to show it all. Just like the past is often boiled down to some chosen events or people, when in reality lots of stuff was going on everywhere.

It would be fun to read sci-fi, or other speculative fiction, which tells smaller and more intimate stories. Becky Chambers is good at this (and the fleet in the book record of a space born few does have water ball championships). It would be cool to see a sport story set in the future.

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rogersbacon1
2y
I think you are definitely right about the oversimplification of the future, but I guess the point here is that we oversimplify in a somewhat predictable way.  I know one sports story set in the future, available online check it out.  17776 (also known as What Football Will Look Like in the Future) is a serialized speculative fiction multimedia narrative by Jon Bois, published online through SB Nation. Set in the distant future in which all humans have become immortal and infertile, the series follows three sentient space probes that watch humanity play an evolved form of American football in which games can be played for millennia over distances of thousands of miles. There are definitely aspects of modern sports which are not great, but I am of the opinion that they are basically inescapable and on balance are a good thing. I would argue that any specific short-term costs (like allocation of police) is offset by economic, health, and social benefits, some of which may not be very easy to quantify (e.g. father-son bonding over a favorite team). The modern incarnation of sport is still incredibly young; there is probably  considerable room for us to optimize their effect on society. As I point out, the problem is that people who think about the future are biased towards thinking  of grand projects with very high-minded goals and not things like sports. 

Hi! I got recommendation to join the forums because of my reflections about what I should focus on in my career. Is it allowed to write a post on the forum which is not making a specific proposition but rather is asking for advice and providing discussion points for commenters? Or should that be posted as a question?

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Kirsten
2y
I'd probably use the question feature, but I'm sure either is fine - looking forward to your post!

Yes I'm also interested in the feeling of having a purpose is important for well being. I think it's tied to social bonds. Since we evolved as pack animals we've evolved to want to serve a purpose in a group. As our societies has expanded our ideas of purpose has become more broad and we can know feel purpose in widely different things. But it still seems to be tied social bonds. Like with religion being part of the community gives the sense of meaning.