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Daily Inspiration: "Contradictory uncertainty is your new normal!" - Futurist Jim Carroll

It's a balancing act -  trying to figure out tomorrow!

After all, to study the future today is to try to understand a story of contradictions.

Case in point from two posts that I saw back-to-back just yesterday.

First, solar energy is soon to be the cheapest sort of energy in most places around the world, according to one publication. This tracks with all the research I see that crosses my desk regularly.

Right next to that came a post that suggested that at the same time, a good part of the investment world has completely soured on the concept of solar and renewables, and in fact, has gone negative on most anything having to do with alternative energy sources and a new energy grid.

These types of contradictions surround us.
We have a man who undeniably has done wondrous work in accelerating electric vehicle technology, battery storage technology, and solar energy, aligning himself with a guy who thinks that they are a foolhardy thing. It makes no sense, other than to think it is madness. I was around when Howard Hughes lost himself inside of his mind, and think the same thing is happening.

That's but one example.

The list of contradictions goes on.

It seems people want their future but want their past too.

It's odd, this.
To deal with the future, you have to acknowledge the contradictory complexity it represents.

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Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2024/10/daily-inspiration-trends-volatility-contradictory-uncertainty-is-your-new-normal/