“People usually blame themselves or “fate.””

—  Jacque Fresco

However, when two cars collide at an intersection, should we blame the individual drivers, “fate,” or the way transportation is engineered so that it permits collisions in the first place?
Designing the Future (2007)

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American futurist and self-described social engineer 1916–2017

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