This theme is extended in Rachel's final flight with Deckard, the Blade Runner. I read other books besides SF, and evenutally Karl Malden was the commencement speaker at my high school graduation, not Huey Newton. Dialogue is a necessary ingredient of testing ideas. One famous contrarian, Stuart Brand, is at The Well . The discussion here is about free speech on the web.
Ideas push into the future.
The Vision Thing is happening at this industry simulation game that I participate in. Vision is necessary for planning communities, and Urban Ecology is a group that is working towards the sustainabilty concept in cities. Cities also need community organizations and booster groups like the Tournament of Roses . Business and development groups are also represented by The Urban Land Institute and Building Owners and Managers Association . My subspecialty is lighting design , and I've been a member of the Illuminating Engineering Society since 1976.