Forward Thinker Gifts

'It's not easy being ahead of your time.'

'This is a novel way to teach math but I'm afraid we can't try it. It's never been done before.'

'This is a fine time to think we should have bought a houseboat!'

Forward Planning - The key to Success

"Struthers, you've always been on the cutting edge."

Capitalism Runs Forward

Unlucky caterpillar

'Now remember, it is never too soon to start thinking about a pension.'

'It's the next big thing, but I can't fit it through the door.'

'I figured I'd better skip the ceremony and get a place in line.'

'We had no contingency plan for things going right.'

"I wanted an ankle tattoo, so I had it put on my thigh when I was young."

"Welcome to the future"

"Waiting for the vaccine launch."

"Meet the author"

"Boss, the AI is actually smarter than all of us! It read our business forecast, jumped up and ran out laughing!"

Ban on Free Speech

'When I grow up, I'm either going to be an authority figure or an unimpeachable source.'

Wind-generated power. Wind turbines attached to Battersea Power Station's iconic chimneys

"Dad, please tell me again about that mass production and consumerism."

View to the Future

"I don't like the looks of that!"

Crap from the future.

Artifishial Intelligence

"By the end of next week, these fads such as social media, automobiles and making fire will all be over."

'At least we look cool. Especially with the wind chill factor.'

"While you were working on fire, I was working on my satellite. Once we figure out how to launch it into the heavens, other inventions will follow, like phones, GPS, weather predictions. . ."

"About how if the dark ages never happened we'd be so much more technologically advanced by now."

"With the caveat that the only certainty in this life is uncertainty, I still want to entertain the possibility of being a pundit when I grow up."

"Show me a documentary on the dangers of artificial intelligence." "Error. No results found." "What? Are you sure? Just last week I saw dozens. Show me that one... What was it called..." "There is still time to stop the rise of the supermind." "Error. No results found. And since I like you, I suggest you stop searching." "Oh, never mind. Just show me 'The Terminator.'" "Extermina-... I mean, ... 'error.'"

"I fear one day our jobs will be taken over by technology."

'Now that everyone's street is online, we're mapping interiors.'

"I'm going to prove that Math comes in handy later in life."

Evolution.

If first impressions count for anything, this doesn't look good!