Quote / Extrapolation
If “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic”, then we can assume science is the process through which magic becomes technology / technique.
Similarly, if “the future is here, it’s just unevenly distributed”, we can assume that immigration is often a form of time travel. Stating it this way is probably horribly offensive and condescending, but there’s a ring of truth, there.
[I’m fairly certain these are Arthur C. Clarke and William Gibson quotes, respectively. But the idea has stuck in my head longer than the attribution.]
