Thornton May

Futurist, Educator, Author

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“Even before the emergence of public opinion research, street crowds in ancient Rome, revolutionary France, Reformation England demonstrated that the ultimate mandate for leaders &ideas comes from the public.”

Can the World be Wrong?:Where Global Public Opinion Says We're Headed

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“The human race lives by the stories we tell ourselves about our identity and our purposes,”

— Signatures: Literary Encounters of a Lifetime by David Pryce-Jones

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Tech empires are the prophets of the modern day, and like the ancient oracles and medieval astrologers that preceded them, they're not in it for the common good—they're in it for power
Carissa Velez

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“Hawthorne anticipated only further convulsions, and he cursed all those who blessed the fighting: “I sympathize with nobody and approve of nothing.””

— Up from the Depths: Herman Melville, Lewis Mumford, and Rediscovery in Dark Times by Professor Aaron Sachs

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I think the consumer matters!

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“practices and belief structures that provided hope for the future.”

— Modernity and the Great Depression: The Transformation of American Society, 1930-1941 (CultureAmerica) by Kenneth J. Bindas

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“focus on cognitive deliberative processes at the individual level”

— Bargaining with the Machine: Technology, Surveillence, and the Social Contract by Robert M. Pallitto

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The 17th at TPC

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“Articulating futures—imagining them and bringing them into being—is an active process,”

— All Tomorrow's Cultures: Anthropological Engagements with the Future by Samuel Gerald Collins

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Rishi Sunak is more authentic and emotional, and Liz Truss more analytical: a linguistic analysis throws up unexpected results https://t.co/qa7OuLpAFk via @ConversationUK

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“Great presidents have a deep psychic connection with the needs, anxieties, dreams of people. “I do not believe that any man can lead who does not act … under the impulse of a profound sympathy with those whom he leads
Gerald R. Ford: American Presidents Series: Douglas Brinkley

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“The French political philosopher Joseph de Maistre said, “Every nation has the government it deserves.””

— Gerald R. Ford: The American Presidents Series: The 38th President, 1974-1977 by Douglas Brinkley

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Consensus Building is going to be tough in 2026

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@Gibboanxious Luv this - thanks

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“know that A happens because B happened may improve your control over things: in some cases B will be something that you can bring about, or prevent—which will be very useful if A is something you want, or want to avoid.”

— Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction

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“how people think alters things, and that how lots of people think alters things for nearly everyone, is undeniable.”

— Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Edward Craig

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“two basic philosophical questions, namely: what should we do? and, what is there? And there’s a third basic question: how do we know, or if we don’t know how should we set about finding out—”

— Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) by Edward Craig

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Pablo Torres likens Trump’s leadership style to “political fellatio”

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Pittsburgh Review of Books Hits the Shelves https://t.co/cfHEYAEIr9

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van Gogh shares many things in common with IT professionals -hard work, self-critical, and taciturn.

— Vincent Van Gogh: A Life by Philip Callow