Elise Boulding on the "200-year present"

Boulding's long-present anticipated our Long Now. It is a reminder that the core concept of being in the middle of history, rather than it's beginning or end is a useful concept at multiple time frames, whether very long or very short.

"A favorite concept of mine is the 200-year present, a way of thinking about change. The 200-year present began 100 years ago with the year of birth of the people who have reach their hundredth birthday today. The other boundary of the 200-year present...