Past and Future: A 2×2 Grid
A two-by-two grid classifying worldviews by whether the past was good and the future will be good.
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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2023-01-01-past-and-future-a-2-2-grid/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)Transcript
[Columns] "The Past Was Good" / "The Past Was Bad"; [Rows] "The Future Is Good" / "The Future Is Bad"
Good/Good: Enviable Dolt · Bad past, good future: Tech CEO Ushering In Dystopia · Good past, bad future: Cranky Old Person · Bad/Bad: Wise Cynic [drawn as a gloomy donkey]