What Will the Future Look Like

Thairish posted a link to this article in The Atlantic on his Facebook page, and it piqued my interest almost immediately. It is long; grab a glass of wine or a cup o'joe when you sit down to read it, because you'll be there a while. But it is an interesting look at how economic crisis has changed our society in the past, and it postulates how the current crisis might change our society in the future. The point of emphasis for the author is how freely we move around the country, how mobile out labor is. It is a fascinating read.

It also contains another view on why our fixation on homeownership is not necessarily a good thing, certainly not a good thing for a country moving in the direction he suggests. Very clear thinking here.

I must read The Atlantic more, and stop holding it against them that Andrew Sullivan is on their payroll....