@busynessgirl = Maria H. Andersen
@ISOLABELLA = Isobel Kramen
@jbmahaffie = John B. Mahaffie
@kristinalford = Kristin Alford
@latta = a writer, cyclist; Global IT/ HIT/Consulting
@lisadonchak = Lisa Donchak
@nanofoo = Gerald Thurman
@OscarMopperkont = Adriaan
@ryonck = Richard Yonck
@WorldFutureSoc = World Future Society (Cindy Wagner, FUTURIST managing editor)
Recently on Twitter, a few of us were reflecting on what makes futurists special.
@WorldFutureSoc You know you’re a futurist if you start accidentally putting NEXT year’s year in the date line. *smacks forehead*
@jbmahaffie It’d be great to collect “you know you’re a futurist if...” jokes, with a nod to Jeff Foxworthy, got any more?
@WorldFutureSoc If I’d had foresight, I would have hashtagged.
@WorldFutureSoc #YKYAF You know you’re a futurist if you look both ways before crossing a one-way street (watch out for wild cards)
@latta if you live in a large metro area, you *need* to look both ways on a one way.
@lisadonchak In the UK, I look the wrong way first before crossing the street. Priming!
@WorldFutureSoc #YKYAF You know you’re a futurist if you think AI stands for artificial intelligence, not “American Idol.”
@lisadonchak #YKYAF You know you’re a futurist if you type AGI—artificial general intelligence—instead of AIG.
@WorldFutureSoc #YKYAF You know you’re a futurist if you would use your time machine to travel forward (and come back to change the present, not the past).
@ISOLABELLA You know you’re a futurist when you use a worm hole to commute.
@lisadonchak Is this possible yet?! I’d sign up instantly! ;)
@ISOLABELLA Wld I b here?
@WorldFutureSoc #YKYAF You know you’re a futurist if you ask “What’s next?” instead of “What’s new?”
@lisadonchak #YKYAF if you think increased prevalence of “Internet addiction” is really just a sign of the impending tech #singularity.
@lisadonchak #YKYAF when you try to click nonexistent hotlinks in your physical newspaper, book, or magazine.
@WorldFutureSoc Or fast-forward a live lecture.
@lisadonchak Or rewind a live radio program!
@ryonck #YKYAF You know you’re a futurist if someone mentions weak signals & you don’t assume they’re talking about their cell phone plan.
@busynessgirl #YKYAF You know you’re a futurist if you’re already getting annoyed with software features that don’t actually exist yet.
@OscarMopperkon #YKYAF when you ask yourself so many “what if …” questions that it drives you crazy.
@nanofoo #YKYAF if you believe we’ll have exa-scale computing by year 2019.
@lisadonchak #YKYAF when you’re up at 6am tweeting about how #ykyaf.
@WorldFutureSoc Clearly we know we’re #futurists this morning! Thx for the company.
Source: The World Future Society Twitter page, http://twitter.com/World FutureSoc.