Category: Dear reader from the future
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Dear reader from the future, We are now at an “inflection point,” according to Arati Prabhakar, director of the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy. By that, she meant, “All of history shows that these kinds of powerful new technologies can and will be used for good and for ill.” I live in…
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Dear reader from the future, The distress we all experienced from government-imposed lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic really feels far gone now. We are all living our lives forward, with masks on during some occasions, and less anxious when somebody sneezes or coughs publicly. Although I’m starting to miss the times when we do things…
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Dear reader from the future, Wars and rumors of wars continue. I wonder how they would unfold in your time. And it’s amazing how I used to write to you about COVID-19. Well, I still do now, obviously. But, although there are still new variants that come from time to time, I can feel that…
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Dear reader from the future, Humanity is amazing. As a people, we are now flocking our way to airports, and you wouldn’t really think that we’ve been through a lot for the past two years — except we’re voluntarily wearing face masks in public now. We’re bouncing back now, yes! We’re bouncing back from what?…
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Dear reader from the future, I can finally breathe open air again without feeling guilty about removing my mask in public spaces with fewer people to almost none. Thanks to the President’s executive order, my lungs feel happier now that I can enjoy the smell of dew and green grass at the University. COVID-19 even…
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Inspired by this future scenario—face searching. Dear reader from the future, I don’t know what to feel about having my face searched online, like how we search for names or topics over the internet today. Yes, I post stuff online, like my profile on different social media accounts, which includes personal details and various media…
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Dear reader from the future, We’re still living our lives with face masks on, and the idea of crowded places still instills fear in us. Will I contract the virus? Does anyone in this area have it without them knowing? But we are now going out more and more each day. It even felt like the…