It's a lot harder to study future tech in obscurity now after decades of massive tech progress. There is money and status and public recognition that today's garage project may be tomorrow's decacorn. Would have to be something really uncool, like better concrete.https://twitter.com/james_ough/status/1114510962994941952 …
What about future social tech? Some of it is inherently small-group exploration and a lot of it is hard to make money off of. I have in mind circling, authentic relating, etc.