Sorry Jerome - I thought we were all publishing according to GMT but my fault, I didn't articulate that well enough and I've not monitored my email for the past few days (about to open it up to see what I've missed), no doubt the other guys are going to burn me alive! Goodby cruel world.
The agreed time for publication was set for 11am est tomorrow. Winston here has been silent for three days on the email communication and just fired his rocket. Oh well.
I'm guessing he set his schedule for am instead of pm, or vice versa! We will tease him lovingly. "Archers, draw! Hold! ... Hold! <Winston lets loose the first arrow> Winston!"
Haha. And then didn't even check the email thread for our URLs at all. Just linked to our main pages. Was looking forward to all stacks striking inboxes as one symphony. Winston "Leroy Jenkins" Smith.
I honestly thought we were all on the same page so left the thing on auto. Last few days on multiple shoots - in the field, madly editing, just didn't think I needed to be monitoring that particular email channel, had enough to handle with clients. Anyway, check the email thread, I've made my case there.
Never mind that the humanly created world of 2003 was completely different to what the humanly created world is now in 2023. And nobody had even the foggiest idea of the enormity of the changes in just 20 years.
Remember too that most/all of these changes were created by new technologies.
When did I-phones first appear? I-phones have transformed (trance-formed) almost every aspect of human culture.
Therefore it is impossible to even begin to imagine what the humanly created world will look like in 20 years time, especially as the rate of technological change is occurring in leaps and bounds. Sooner or later all new technologies create all-the-way-down-the-line changes in human behavior.
Meanwhile the "religious" psychopaths have announced their game-plan for changing every aspect of human culture in the US beginning in 2025. They are highly organized and have unlimited deep-pockets of dollars financing their essentially totalitarian project. They even justify it in the name of their power-and-control-seeking tribalistic deity. http://www.project2025.org
> Meanwhile the "religious" psychopaths have announced their game-plan for changing every aspect of human culture in the US beginning in 2025. They are highly organized and have unlimited deep-pockets of dollars financing their essentially totalitarian project. They even justify it in the name of their power-and-control-seeking tribalistic deity. http://www.project2025.org
I'm fascinated by the reference to the "religious" psychopaths, as of late I've been slogging through CJB's dark book "Beware the World to Come". Their superracist psychopathy is evident. I pray John Carter is right in suggesting that their schemes were doomed by the great revealing.
Can you clarify what project2025 has to do with it? Does it relate to the theory that they are working to turn the population to the right, by blackwashing liberalism with the "woke" insanity?
I notice you took down the poll. That may be for the best. I really enjoyed the stories, and though I preferred some over others, I want to encourage each writer to continue their work.
To write a novel will require more discipline than I can muster at this time. But if you appreciate the fiction I’ve got a lot more fiction I can write!
Great story Winston, unfortunately it's going to be sooner than we think if we don't do something about it. 2043?? Actually sounds like 2023 by year's end.
So many things you touch on we are well into already. Loved the United World, the WF references and the Yuval Noah Harari reference as well although I can't stand the bastard..
You are the third one I have read ( Yours, John Carter's and Mark Bisone's and will try to get to the other three tomorrow, Want to read all six before I read any follow-ups. Really enjoying this exercise by some good writers!!!!
Great stuff, Winston! Where's John Connor, Magnus Robot fighter and possibly Dr. Who when you need them? In any case, this is a satisfying horror/comedy tale. And your depictions of all the little soul-crushing banalities of your boiled-frog dystopia makes it that much scarier/funnier.
Well done!
(Also, Harari's poetry is every bit as godawful as I'd imagine).
I love the writing of this story! I fear it could well come true, if the psychopaths win and we lose.
[Edited] At first I did not see which of our six fine authors wrote it, now I see it was you. Well done!
Help me out. I feel dumb for asking, but where do you see that Winston wrote this, and where are the stories by the other 5?
They pay you to spam our chat?
What honorable work, "Anna Richards"!
Same question here!
I got an email, from Substack, for my subscription, at 5 PM PST.
The other 5 apparently have not yet published their 2043 stories.
The links Winston provided are just to their sites.
I'm guessing that he's starting off the cascade by publishing first.
He does not yet have links to the stories they have yet to post, I imagine.
Sorry Jerome - I thought we were all publishing according to GMT but my fault, I didn't articulate that well enough and I've not monitored my email for the past few days (about to open it up to see what I've missed), no doubt the other guys are going to burn me alive! Goodby cruel world.
Other's will be coming very soon.
Ok. That makes sense. I was confused by the vote box, which made me think the other stories had to be somewhere. Thank you for helping me understand.
The agreed time for publication was set for 11am est tomorrow. Winston here has been silent for three days on the email communication and just fired his rocket. Oh well.
I'm guessing he set his schedule for am instead of pm, or vice versa! We will tease him lovingly. "Archers, draw! Hold! ... Hold! <Winston lets loose the first arrow> Winston!"
Haha. And then didn't even check the email thread for our URLs at all. Just linked to our main pages. Was looking forward to all stacks striking inboxes as one symphony. Winston "Leroy Jenkins" Smith.
https://youtu.be/mLyOj_QD4a4
Just caught up with the emails and see my fatal error. Banish me forever!
So Sorry I thought we were doing 1am GMT on the first of the month.
1pm GMT on the first of Feb - which was almost 7 hours ago.
Sorry I must not have articulated that well enough.
They're coming soon! Expect a barrage of futurism very soon in the future. ;)
👍👏
Uhhh... Where was Winston for the past three days? Lol
He's been tied up with work - did I miss something??
Lol. you gave us the one week until deadline heads up and ditch the email thread the final week. Did work involve being tied up and kidnapped?
I honestly thought we were all on the same page so left the thing on auto. Last few days on multiple shoots - in the field, madly editing, just didn't think I needed to be monitoring that particular email channel, had enough to handle with clients. Anyway, check the email thread, I've made my case there.
Never mind that the humanly created world of 2003 was completely different to what the humanly created world is now in 2023. And nobody had even the foggiest idea of the enormity of the changes in just 20 years.
Remember too that most/all of these changes were created by new technologies.
When did I-phones first appear? I-phones have transformed (trance-formed) almost every aspect of human culture.
Therefore it is impossible to even begin to imagine what the humanly created world will look like in 20 years time, especially as the rate of technological change is occurring in leaps and bounds. Sooner or later all new technologies create all-the-way-down-the-line changes in human behavior.
Meanwhile the "religious" psychopaths have announced their game-plan for changing every aspect of human culture in the US beginning in 2025. They are highly organized and have unlimited deep-pockets of dollars financing their essentially totalitarian project. They even justify it in the name of their power-and-control-seeking tribalistic deity. http://www.project2025.org
You are right, but fun to speculate nevertheless. 👍
> Meanwhile the "religious" psychopaths have announced their game-plan for changing every aspect of human culture in the US beginning in 2025. They are highly organized and have unlimited deep-pockets of dollars financing their essentially totalitarian project. They even justify it in the name of their power-and-control-seeking tribalistic deity. http://www.project2025.org
I'm fascinated by the reference to the "religious" psychopaths, as of late I've been slogging through CJB's dark book "Beware the World to Come". Their superracist psychopathy is evident. I pray John Carter is right in suggesting that their schemes were doomed by the great revealing.
Can you clarify what project2025 has to do with it? Does it relate to the theory that they are working to turn the population to the right, by blackwashing liberalism with the "woke" insanity?
I disagree. I think the “Patriot Act” was a good guidepost of what was to come.
Winston, will be linking all six articles today in a special edition of https://nothingnewunderthesun2016.com/
Wiil be reading all over the next few days when I get some time.
I notice you took down the poll. That may be for the best. I really enjoyed the stories, and though I preferred some over others, I want to encourage each writer to continue their work.
Ugh! Great first chapter! When does the rest of the novel come out?
To write a novel will require more discipline than I can muster at this time. But if you appreciate the fiction I’ve got a lot more fiction I can write!
That'd work. 😊
Great story Winston, unfortunately it's going to be sooner than we think if we don't do something about it. 2043?? Actually sounds like 2023 by year's end.
So many things you touch on we are well into already. Loved the United World, the WF references and the Yuval Noah Harari reference as well although I can't stand the bastard..
You are the third one I have read ( Yours, John Carter's and Mark Bisone's and will try to get to the other three tomorrow, Want to read all six before I read any follow-ups. Really enjoying this exercise by some good writers!!!!
Great stuff, Winston! Where's John Connor, Magnus Robot fighter and possibly Dr. Who when you need them? In any case, this is a satisfying horror/comedy tale. And your depictions of all the little soul-crushing banalities of your boiled-frog dystopia makes it that much scarier/funnier.
Well done!
(Also, Harari's poetry is every bit as godawful as I'd imagine).
It's about SECURITY, innit ?
It's always about SECURITY, innit ?
They are always making the world a Safer Place...
In a two horse race Security always beats Freedom...
"Security. I Want Security !"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd-pDTSW8lQ
love it!