The third issue of ‘In Formation’ is out now … after a 25-year break. (In Formation)

In 2025, I find myself regularly uttering the same four words: “I miss the ’90s.”

There are multiple reasons, of course. But the one that comes up the most has to do with technology. In the ’90s, we had enough tech to feel futuristic, but so little of it that we could still feel optimistic about what might be on the horizon. We gathered together in person, unencumbered by pockets full of internet, and discussed the new millennium like it might be packed with things to propel humankind forward, into a better version of itself. We were naive. We were hopeful. We were almost always offline.

As the world is now acutely aware — with self-driving cars, job-stealing AI, around-the-clock Orwellian surveillance

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