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The Future and Its Enemies: The Growing Conflict Over Creativity, Enterprise, and ProgressToday we have greater wealth, health, opportunity, and choice than at any time in history. Yet a chorus of intellectuals and politicians laments our current condition as slaves to technology, coarsened by popular culture, and insecure in the face of economic change. The future, they tell us, is dangerously out of control, and unless we precisely govern the forces of change, we risk disaster. In The Future and Its Enemies, Virginia Postrel explodes the
Today we have greater wealth, health, opportunity, and choice than at any time in history. Yet a chorus of intellectuals and politicians laments our current condition -- as slaves to technology, coarsened by popular culture, and insecure in the face of economic change. The future, they tell us, is dangerously out of control, and unless we precisely govern the forces of change, we risk disaster.In The Future and Its Enemies, Virginia Postrel explodes the myths behind these claims. Using examples that range from medicine to fashion, she explores how progress truly occurs and demonstrates that human betterment depends not on conformity to one central vision but on creativity and decentralized, open-ended trial and error. She argues that these two opposing world-views -- "stasis" vs. "dynamism" -- are replacing "left" and "right" to define our cultural and political debate as we enter the next century.
In this bold exploration of how civilizations learn, Postrel heralds a fundamental shift in the way we view politics, culture, technology, and society as we face an unknown -- and invigorating -- future.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 12/08/1999
ISBN: 9780684862699
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d
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★★★★★ 5
Great for the office or an evening out
Color: Silver, Size: 24 mm, Color: Silver, Size: 24 mm
These earrings can be dressed up or down.
-a simple hoop during the day but you can add the bling by adding the disc for a more of evening look.
-elegant style and finish
-comes with a velvet pouch and anti-varnish sheet
-quality material (a bit on the heavier side)
-good price point
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Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2025
★★★★★ 4
Nice earrings
Color: Silver, Size: 24 mm
These earring are beautiful. I like how they sparkle. They are very comfortable. I gave them 4 stars because I feel like the clasp closure is a bit loose. It still closes but I noticed one closure is looser than the other. I love the size of them, They are not too big but they are not small either. I feel like they are the prefect size. I like the thickness of them and make a great statement piece. I get compliments on them. I recommend.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2025
★★★★★ 3
Heavy Earrings
Color: Silver, Size: 19 mm, Color: Silver, Size: 19 mm
While quite beautiful, my wife complains that they are a bit heavy for her ears and cause her pain. The inner glass circle is removable and has helped alleviate the weight on her ears. However, that was the reason she chose these earrings. If she takes that off, she is left with plain silver hoops, which she didn’t want.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2025
★★★★★ 4
very pretty, sparkly
Color: Silver, Size: 19 mm, Color: Silver, Size: 19 mm
These actually look much nicer than I thought they would, given the price point. These ae silver plated brass, but nickel and lead free. It is kind of a bummer that they are only silver plated though. So far, they haven't been irritating my ears at all.
They open really wide with a hinge at the bottom. The little sparkly donut covers that while you're wearing them so you don't' really see the hinge. The donut can slip off very easily though. You have to be careful when opening, closing, and putting them in.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2025
★★★★★ 5
lined dress
Size: Small, Color: Skyway
love that its lined.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2026