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Tales of the Expected: Stories from futures already under construction

Tales of the Expected: Stories from futures already under construction

Taylor, Stephen
Mira, Aiden

Paperback

General Fiction

ISBN10: 1105889874
ISBN13: 9781105889875
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: Dec 21 2025
Pages: 44
Weight: 0.14
Height: 0.11 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English
Tales of the Expected: Stories from futures already under construction is a collection of paired short stories exploring what happens when technologies succeed, systems scale, and institutions respond as designed. Across four domains - autonomy, collaboration, human-machine interfaces, and education - each chapter presents two futures emerging from the same shared premise. The difference between them is not technical capability, but how systems are coordinated, who is allowed to participate early, and what becomes normal over time. These are not stories about catastrophe or failure. They are stories about smooth transitions, reasonable decisions, and outcomes that make sense at the time. There are no villains here, and no sudden collapses, only people adapting to systems that work. Written as compressed consequence scans rather than predictions, Tales of the Expected invites readers to notice how everyday choices shape agency, legitimacy, and participation long before their effects are obvious.

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