In 2017, Bruce Sterling gave a talk at South by Southwest (SXSW) titled "The Future: History that Hasn’t Happened Yet" in which he described eleven possible scenarios created by the combination of full automation and universal basic income (UBI). Although he never explicitly mentioned Peter Frase, Sterling's talk sounded like a direct response to Four Futures: Life After Capitalism (Jacobin Books/Verso, 2016). In this short presentation/bonus episode, part of my course Social Change in the Digital Age at IULM University, Sterling's scenarios are summarized for comparative purposes.
Here's Bruce Sterling' 2017 talk at SXSW (hosted on Soundcloud)
Social Change in the Digital Age syllabus
Social Change in the Digital Age_21_Bruce Sterling_(Bonus Episode) (PDF)
