Gen X grew up expecting the end of the world. Fallout doesn’t scare us — it comforts us. The apocalypse already happened, and somehow, we’re still standing.
Day: February 1, 2026
We Were Promised Flying Cars
We grew up expecting the apocalypse—and instead got stagnation, superstition, and missed scientific leaps. Why don’t we have flying cars? Maybe the answer has less to do with technology and more to do with control.