How/why'd JD Vance go from cultural heroin to VP? The currency is BS symbolism. And as such doing a 180 is just fine. To all degree there is no underlying reality and little consequence in the land of symbols.
Numerator = 4
Denominator = Number of successful pieces of fiction exploring ideas about the future from circa 2000.
I should stop reading here and save myself the inevitable wankery that's coming.
edit: I kept reading. I'm not against discussing that fiction. It's the hook that bothers me. It activates my spidey sense for internet content that doesn't go anywhere. I regret being so curt; unfortunately I don't think I was wrong.