THE FUTURISTS

"Who is Man? Is He a rational being?

If He is, then The Goals can be achieved.

But if He isn't, there seems little point in attempting  The Effort."

Robert McNamarra,

Montreal, 1967

“I believe that in 130-200 years, if things go all well, 95% of The World’s Population will be living at higher than current American Standards of Living

Young Men will come from everywhere  poor, everywhere in danger of hunger and starvation to a Life where The Technology largely insulates you from The State of Nature.”

— Herman Kahn, 

RAND Corporation Futurist, 

1965

My Armor was never a distraction or a hobby, it was a cocoon, and now I'm a Changed Man. 

You can take away My House, all My Tricks and Toys, but one thing you can't take away - 

I am Iron Man.

— Tony Stark,

Futurist, 2013

So let Us infect Them.
Infect Them to the point where They Become Us.
Where there’s nothing left in This World, but Us.

And then Some Kid’ll come up and fuck that as well.
And that’ll be Exactly What We Need at the time.

And that’s me finished, so thank you very much. 

 

  

The Futurist : 

I see, a Suit of Armour around The World.

The Doctor : 

Sounds like Pretty Cold World, Tony

Orion, The Huntsman : 

The Futurist, gentlemen! 

The Futurist is here! 

He sees ALL ! 

He sees ALL ! 

He knows What's Best for You, 

Whether your like it or not.

The Futurist : 

Give me a break, Barton. 

I had no idea they'll put you here. Come on.

Orion, The Huntsman :

[spits] 

Yeah, well, you knew they'd put us somewhere, Tony.

The Futurist : 

Yeah, but not some super-max floating ocean pokey. 

You know, this place is for maniacs. 

This is a place for . . .

Orion, The Huntsman :

Criminals? 

[He stands up.] 

Criminals, Tony. 

Think that's The Word you're looking for. 

[He eyes Tony through the bars.] 

Right? That didn't used to mean Me. 

Or Sam, or Wanda. 

But Here We Are.

The Futurist : 

Because you broke The Law.

Orion, The Huntsman :

Yeah.

The Futurist  : 

I didn't make you.

Orion, The Huntsman :

La, la, la, la, la . . .

The Futurist : 

You Read it, you Broke it.

Orion, The Huntsman :

La, la, la, la la…

The Futurist : 

Alright, you're all grown up, you got a wife and kids. 

I don't understand, why didn't you think about them before you chose The Wrong Side? 

[He walks away.]

Orion, The Huntsman :

You gotta watch your back with This Guy. 

There's a chance he's gonna break it.

The Little Guy : 

Hank Pym always said, you never can Trust a Stark.

The Futurist : 

Who are you?

The Little Guy : 

Come on, man!