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Karl Schroeder helps you achieve "earned" optimism about the future using a mix of wild science fiction speculation and hard-nosed strategic foresight. Paid subscribers get new serialized fiction, deeper analyses, and more input to the process.

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  • All public posts, usually one per week

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  • Subscriber-only posts and serialized fiction
  • Post comments and join the community
  • Readings in podcast form

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About Karl Schroeder

Award-winning science fiction writer and futurist. I write about what I call 'deserved optimism'--realistic, earned positive futures.

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