Dust #26 - Uncancelling The Future

Dust #26 - Uncancelling The Future

THE FUTURE HASN’T VANISHED FROM OUR HORIZON DUE TO FEARS, CRISES, OR UNCERTAINTY—IT’S GONE BECAUSE WE GAVE UP IMAGINING IT. WHAT WAS ONCE A REALM OF ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES HAS TURNED INTO A SOURCE OF ANXIETY, A FRACTURED EXTENSION OF THE PRESENT THAT WE CAN NEITHER CONFRONT NOR SEE BEYOND. NEOLIBERAL CAPITALISM, OBSESSED WITH SHORT-TERM GAINS, HAS FLATTENED THE FUTURE INTO A STAGNANT PRESENT, TRAPPING US IN NOSTALGIA AND ERODING OUR BELIEF IN TRANSFORMATION.

‘UNCANCELLING THE FUTURE’ IS THE ONLY PATH FORWARD FOR THIS GENERATION. HOPE ISN’T PASSIVE—IT’S A TOOL TO RECLAIM OUR AGENCY, TO REIGNITE THE BELIEF THAT CHANGE ISN’T JUST POSSIBLE BUT INEVITABLE. AND CHANGE ALWAYS BEGINS WITH THE COURAGE TO IMAGINE A FUTURE DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE WE’VE BEEN TOLD IS INEVITABLE.